What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Australia and Chile?

0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?

42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Chile: Cancer death rates by type

Australia

1.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Chile

1.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Australia rank

53rd

Chile rank

50th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 53rd and Chile ranks 50th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.46 deaths per 100,000 people	2.1 deaths per 100,000 people	1.36 deaths per 100,000 people	Australia
1990s	3 deaths per 100,000 people	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9312 deaths per 100,000 people	Australia
2000s	2.59 deaths per 100,000 people	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5242 deaths per 100,000 people	Australia
2010s	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0792 deaths per 100,000 people	Australia
2020s	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.94 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0942 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Australia or Chile?: Chile, at 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Australia and Chile?: 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Australia and Chile rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Australia ranks 53rd and Chile ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cancer death rates by type
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, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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