Iceland vs Italy: Cancer death rate by age group
Iceland
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Iceland rank
77th
Italy rank
76th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 77th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7444 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7942 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2018 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Iceland or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Iceland 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.