Brazil vs Finland: Death rate from cancer
Brazil
93.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Finland
91.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Brazil rank
62nd
Finland rank
64th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Finland ahead.
Brazil ranks 62nd and Finland ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 88.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 139.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 93.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 98.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 99.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 92.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 94.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Brazil and Finland?
- 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Brazil ranks 62nd and Finland ranks 64th 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.