What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Belgium and Türkiye?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Türkiye?

13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.

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.

Belgium vs Türkiye: Cancer death rates by type

Belgium

2.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Türkiye

2.37 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Belgium rank

37th

Türkiye rank

36th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Belgium
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 37th and Türkiye ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.52 deaths per 100,000 people	2.25 deaths per 100,000 people	1.27 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2010s	3.19 deaths per 100,000 people	2.58 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6014 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2020s	2.43 deaths per 100,000 people	2.43 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0017 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Belgium or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Belgium and Türkiye?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Türkiye?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Türkiye rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Belgium ranks 37th and Türkiye ranks 36th 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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