Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Cancer death rate by age group
Guatemala
3.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Nicaragua
3.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
21st
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.202 deaths per 100,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5046 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Guatemala ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 21st 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.