Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Cancer death rate by age group
Bulgaria
3.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
3.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
25th
New Zealand rank
28th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 11.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- Bulgaria, at 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th 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.