Brazil vs Sweden: Cancer death rates by type
Brazil
1.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
2.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
49th
Sweden rank
47th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8399 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2962 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Brazil or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Brazil and Sweden?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Brazil ranks 49th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.