Brazil vs Chile: Cancer death rate by age group
Brazil
4.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Chile
4.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
19th
Chile rank
18th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Chile ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Chile ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5229 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7584 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9062 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Brazil and Chile?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Chile ranks 18th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.