Switzerland vs Uruguay: Cancer death rate by age group
Switzerland
2.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
2.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland rank
46th
Uruguay rank
47th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1758 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9017 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5567 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Switzerland, at 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Switzerland ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 47th 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.