Ecuador vs New Zealand: Cancer death rate by age group
Ecuador
3.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand
3.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Ecuador rank
29th
New Zealand rank
28th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ecuador ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.852 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Ecuador or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Ecuador and New Zealand rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Ecuador ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 28th 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.