Japan vs Serbia: Cancer death rate by age group
Japan
1.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Serbia
1.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
61st
Serbia rank
59th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Serbia ahead.
Japan ranks 61st and Serbia ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3876 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
| 2000s | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9303 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5227 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Japan or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Japan and Serbia?
- 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Japan ranks 61st and Serbia ranks 59th 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.