Bulgaria vs Norway: Cancer death rate by age group
Bulgaria
3.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Norway
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
25th
Norway rank
27th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8118 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 11.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 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 Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Norway ranks 27th 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.