Israel vs Italy: Cancer death rate by age group
Israel
0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
75th
Italy rank
76th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.0744 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 75th and Italy ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2514 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2592 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0513 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 0.9249 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2144 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, Israel or Italy?
- Israel, at 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Israel and Italy?
- 0.0744 deaths per 100,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Israel ranks 75th 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.