Ireland vs Poland: Cancer death rate by age group
Ireland
1.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Poland
1.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
57th
Poland rank
54th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 57th and Poland ranks 54th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6492 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.123 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Ireland ranks 57th and Poland ranks 54th 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.