Colombia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Cancer death rate by age group
Colombia
2.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Colombia rank
41st
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
43rd
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Colombia
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 41st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5618 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9983 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1970s | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2202 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7908 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3787 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Colombia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Colombia, at 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Colombia ranks 41st and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd 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.