New Zealand vs Norway: Cancer death rate by age group
New Zealand
3.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Norway
3.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
New Zealand rank
28th
Norway rank
27th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 5.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4591 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.61 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, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th 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.