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
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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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.