Puerto Rico vs Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group
Puerto Rico
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
77th
Sweden rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sweden
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1892 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.463 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6907 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0389 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9097 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9097 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Puerto Rico, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Puerto Rico ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 77th 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.