Finland vs Switzerland: Cancer death rate by age group
Finland
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
48th
Switzerland rank
46th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2277 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8231 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8003 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Finland ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 46th 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.