Finland vs Mexico: Cancer death rate by age group
Finland
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
2.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
48th
Mexico rank
45th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Finland
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 48th and Mexico ranks 45th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5922 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5936 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4528 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9975 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7323 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Finland or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Finland and Mexico?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Mexico?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Mexico rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Finland ranks 48th and Mexico ranks 45th 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.