Turkey vs Uruguay: Cancer death rate by age group
Turkey
2.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
2.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkey rank
44th
Uruguay rank
47th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Turkey
- Uruguay
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0411 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2407 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, Turkey or Uruguay?
- Turkey, at 2.37 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 Turkey and Uruguay?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Turkey and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Turkey ranks 44th 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.