Australia vs Spain: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Australia
95.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Spain
96.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
60th
Spain rank
57th
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 96.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 60th and Spain ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 130.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 134.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 144.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 147.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 130.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 140.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 136.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 122.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 107.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 96.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 96.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Australia and Spain?
- 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Australia ranks 60th and Spain ranks 57th 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: crude versus age-standardized. 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 in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.