Mexico vs Switzerland: Cancer death rate by age group
Mexico
2.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Mexico rank
45th
Switzerland rank
46th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Mexico
- Switzerland
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Switzerland ahead.
Mexico ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3645 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4092 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1371 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1744 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Mexico or Switzerland?
- Mexico, at 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Mexico and Switzerland?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Switzerland?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Switzerland rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Mexico ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 46th 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.