Mexico vs Venezuela: Cancer death rate by age group
Mexico
2.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Venezuela
2.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Mexico rank
45th
Venezuela rank
43rd
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Mexico
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Venezuela ahead.
Mexico ranks 45th and Venezuela ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8285 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0028 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4166 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3113 deaths per 100,000 people | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Mexico or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 2016.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Mexico and Venezuela?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2016.
- How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Mexico ranks 45th and Venezuela ranks 43rd 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.