Cyprus vs Sweden: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized

Cyprus
86.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
86.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Cyprus rank
68th
Sweden rank
67th

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time

  • Cyprus
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 86.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Cyprus ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 67th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 34.65 deaths per 100,000 people 120.73 deaths per 100,000 people 86.08 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2000s 82.97 deaths per 100,000 people 115.62 deaths per 100,000 people 32.65 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2010s 89.97 deaths per 100,000 people 102.41 deaths per 100,000 people 12.44 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2020s 91.5 deaths per 100,000 people 89.78 deaths per 100,000 people 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Cyprus or Sweden?
Sweden, at 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 86.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Cyprus and Sweden?
0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Cyprus and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Cyprus ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 67th 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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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
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
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