Lithuania vs Romania: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized

Lithuania
122.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Romania
120.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania rank
14th
Romania rank
15th

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time

  • Lithuania
  • Romania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 14th and Romania ranks 15th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 141.27 deaths per 100,000 people 115.49 deaths per 100,000 people 25.78 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania
1990s 154.68 deaths per 100,000 people 125.8 deaths per 100,000 people 28.88 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania
2000s 150.54 deaths per 100,000 people 138.36 deaths per 100,000 people 12.19 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania
2010s 139.56 deaths per 100,000 people 140.84 deaths per 100,000 people 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people Romania
2020s 131.42 deaths per 100,000 people 127.03 deaths per 100,000 people 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Lithuania or Romania?
Lithuania, at 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people against 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Lithuania and Romania?
1.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Lithuania ranks 14th and Romania ranks 15th 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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