Israel vs Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group

Israel
0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Israel rank
75th
Sweden rank
77th

Cancer death rate by age group over time

  • Israel
  • Sweden
051015195119872023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people Israel
1980s 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people 0.131 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
1990s 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2000s 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8752 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2010s 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1903 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2020s 0.9249 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8976 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0273 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 Sweden?
Israel, at 0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Israel and Sweden?
0.5479 deaths per 100,000 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
Israel ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 77th 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

Indicator
Cancer death rate by age group
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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