Italy vs Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group
Italy
0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
76th
Sweden rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5622 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1204 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0067 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2415 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2417 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 Sweden?
- Italy, at 0.4735 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 Italy and Sweden?
- 0.4735 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Italy ranks 76th 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
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.