Colombia vs Portugal: Cancer death rate by age group
Colombia
2.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Portugal
2.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
41st
Portugal rank
40th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
Colombia ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9002 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2341 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Colombia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Colombia and Portugal?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Colombia ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th 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.