What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Jamaica and Nicaragua?

0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?

8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.

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.

Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Cancer death rate by age group

Jamaica

4.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Nicaragua

3.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Jamaica rank

20th

Nicaragua rank

21st

Cancer death rate by age group over time

Jamaica
Nicaragua

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 21st of 111 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.14 deaths per 100,000 people	2.23 deaths per 100,000 people	4.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Jamaica
2010s	2.47 deaths per 100,000 people	2.8 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3357 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Jamaica or Nicaragua?: Jamaica, at 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2014.
What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?: Jamaica ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 21st 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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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: 28 August 2026

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