Israel vs South Korea: Cancer death rate by age group
Israel
0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
South Korea
0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
75th
South Korea rank
73rd
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Israel
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 75th and South Korea ranks 73rd of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6369 deaths per 100,000 people | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9249 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7625 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1624 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Israel or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Israel and South Korea?
- 0.255 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Israel ranks 75th and South Korea ranks 73rd 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.