Japan vs Sweden: Death rate from cancer
Japan
89.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
86.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
66th
Sweden rank
67th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 67th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 118.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 129.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 127.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 145.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 126.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 130.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 124.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6624 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 114.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 99.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 89.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3275 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Japan and Sweden?
- 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Japan ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 67th 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.