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
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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

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
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