Austria vs Italy: Death rate from cancer

Austria
96.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy
96.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
53rd
Italy rank
54th

Death rate from cancer over time

  • Austria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 96.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 53rd and Italy ranks 54th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 181.06 deaths per 100,000 people 126.32 deaths per 100,000 people 54.74 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1960s 178.7 deaths per 100,000 people 139.67 deaths per 100,000 people 39.03 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1970s 168.99 deaths per 100,000 people 150.26 deaths per 100,000 people 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1980s 158.64 deaths per 100,000 people 158.09 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5562 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1990s 146.92 deaths per 100,000 people 149.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2000s 127.51 deaths per 100,000 people 129.97 deaths per 100,000 people 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2010s 112.13 deaths per 100,000 people 112.89 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7598 deaths per 100,000 people Italy
2020s 100.85 deaths per 100,000 people 99.97 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8818 deaths per 100,000 people Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer, Austria or Italy?
Austria, at 96.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Austria and Italy?
0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
How do Austria and Italy rank globally for death rate from cancer?
Austria ranks 53rd and Italy ranks 54th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from cancer
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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