Japan vs Puerto Rico: Cancer death rate by age group

Japan
0.4061
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0
in 2022
Japan rank
78th
Puerto Rico rank
79th

Cancer death rate by age group over time

  • Japan
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.4061 against 0 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.4061.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 6.27 5.23 1.04 Japan
1970s 5.54 3.76 1.78 Japan
1980s 3.54 2.33 1.21 Japan
1990s 2.46 2.47 0.0099 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.67 2.04 0.3678 Puerto Rico
2010s 1.36 2.11 0.7537 Puerto Rico
2020s 1.32 0 1.32 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Japan or Puerto Rico?
Japan, at 0.4061 against 0 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Japan and Puerto Rico?
0.4061, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
Japan ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,924 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed