What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Austria and Sweden?

0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.

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.

Austria vs Sweden: Cancer death rates by type

Austria

2.17 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Sweden

2.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Austria rank

45th

Sweden rank

47th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Austria
Sweden

How they compare

Austria currently reports 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.94 deaths per 100,000 people	3.16 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7861 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria
1990s	3.51 deaths per 100,000 people	3.04 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4755 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria
2000s	2.89 deaths per 100,000 people	3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1092 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2010s	2.49 deaths per 100,000 people	2.72 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2283 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2020s	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Austria or Sweden?: Austria, at 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Austria and Sweden?: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Austria ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th 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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