Canada vs Finland: Cancer death rate by age group
Canada
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
51st
Finland rank
48th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Finland ahead.
Canada ranks 51st and Finland ranks 48th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7283 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5009 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7695 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5194 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4016 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Canada and Finland?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Canada ranks 51st and Finland ranks 48th 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.