Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Cancer death rate by age group
Brazil
4.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka
4.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Brazil rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
16th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Brazil
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Brazil ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4767 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2971 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5651 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Brazil ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th 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.