Italy vs Malaysia: Cancer death rate by age group
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Malaysia
0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Italy rank
76th
Malaysia rank
74th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.2771 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Italy ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8064 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0711 deaths per 100,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.7506 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Italy and Malaysia?
- 0.2771 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Italy ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 74th 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.