Belgium vs Turkmenistan: Cancer death rate by age group
Belgium
1.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Turkmenistan
1.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Belgium rank
58th
Turkmenistan rank
55th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Belgium
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Belgium ranks 58th and Turkmenistan ranks 55th of 111 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Belgium or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2015.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Belgium and Turkmenistan?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Belgium and Turkmenistan rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Belgium ranks 58th and Turkmenistan ranks 55th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.