Egypt vs Mauritius: Cancer death rate by age group
Egypt
7.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Mauritius
8.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Egypt rank
11th
Mauritius rank
10th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Egypt
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 8.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mauritius ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Mauritius ranks 10th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8975 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2077 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Egypt or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 8.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Egypt and Mauritius?
- 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritius?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Mauritius rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Mauritius ranks 10th 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.