Singapore vs Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group
Singapore
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore rank
77th
Sweden rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Singapore 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 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7617 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8658 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8962 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5531 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1933 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1569 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Singapore or Sweden?
- Singapore, 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 Singapore and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Singapore 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.