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

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

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Brazil vs Chile: Cancer death rates by type

Brazil

1.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Chile

1.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Brazil rank

49th

Chile rank

50th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Brazil
Chile

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.

Brazil ranks 49th and Chile ranks 50th of 111 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	2.1 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3217 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile
1990s	1.78 deaths per 100,000 people	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	0.291 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile
2000s	1.86 deaths per 100,000 people	2.1 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2381 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile
2010s	1.88 deaths per 100,000 people	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1977 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile
2020s	1.9 deaths per 100,000 people	1.93 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0335 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, Brazil or Chile?: Brazil, at 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Brazil and Chile?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Brazil ranks 49th 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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