Finland vs Uruguay: Cancer death rate by age group
Finland
2.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
2.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
48th
Uruguay rank
47th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Finland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8591 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5517 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.18 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 Uruguay?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Finland ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 47th 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.