Chile vs Jamaica: Cancer death rate by age group
Chile
4.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Jamaica
4.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Chile rank
18th
Jamaica rank
20th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Chile
- Jamaica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2226 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Chile or Jamaica?
- Chile, at 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Chile and Jamaica?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Jamaica?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Chile and Jamaica rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Chile ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 20th 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.