France vs United States of America: Cancer death rate by age group
France
0.9181 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
United States of America
1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
France rank
72nd
United States of America rank
70th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- France
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9181 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.0819 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
France ranks 72nd and United States of America ranks 70th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1960s | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1277 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1970s | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1980s | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 1990s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1525 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0954 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.439 deaths per 100,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, France or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9181 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between France and United States of America?
- 0.0819 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do France and United States of America rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- France ranks 72nd and United States of America ranks 70th 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.