Greece vs Italy: Cancer death rate by age group
Greece
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
77th
Italy rank
76th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5279 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9943 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Greece and Italy?
- 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Greece ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.