Chile vs Sri Lanka: Cancer death rate by age group
Chile
4.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
4.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Chile rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
16th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Chile
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1960s | 10.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 7.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4632 deaths per 100,000 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 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, Chile or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2019.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Chile ranks 18th 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.