What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Switzerland and Türkiye?

0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Türkiye?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.

Switzerland vs Türkiye: Cancer death rate by age group

Switzerland

2.24 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Türkiye

2.37 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Switzerland rank

46th

Türkiye rank

44th

Cancer death rate by age group over time

Switzerland
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Türkiye ahead.

Switzerland ranks 46th and Türkiye ranks 44th of 111 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.6 deaths per 100,000 people	6.03 deaths per 100,000 people	3.43 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye
2010s	1.54 deaths per 100,000 people	2.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.3 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye
2020s	1.39 deaths per 100,000 people	2.04 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6486 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Switzerland or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Switzerland and Türkiye?: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Türkiye?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Türkiye rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?: Switzerland ranks 46th and Türkiye ranks 44th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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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Indicator: Cancer death rate by age group
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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