Netherlands vs New Zealand: Cancer death rate by age group
Netherlands
3.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
3.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Netherlands rank
31st
New Zealand rank
28th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2099 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 6.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3608 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5116 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.207 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8687 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Netherlands or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and New Zealand rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Netherlands ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th 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.