Italy vs Republic of Korea: Cancer death rate by age group

Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Republic of Korea
0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
76th
Republic of Korea rank
73rd

Cancer death rate by age group over time

  • Italy
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.8029 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.3294 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 76th and Republic of Korea ranks 73rd of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people Republic of Korea
1990s 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people Republic of Korea
2000s 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people Republic of Korea
2010s 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6881 deaths per 100,000 people Republic of Korea
2020s 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7625 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3768 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, Italy or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.8029 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 Italy and Republic of Korea?
0.3294 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
Italy ranks 76th and Republic of Korea ranks 73rd 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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