Italy vs Spain: Death rate from cancer
Italy
96.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
96.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
54th
Spain rank
57th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 96.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 54th and Spain ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 121.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 139.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 150.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 158.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 130.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 149.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 136.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 129.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 112.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 99.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 96.11 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Italy and Spain?
- 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Italy ranks 54th and Spain ranks 57th 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.