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

0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.

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.

Chile vs Sweden: Cancer death rates by type

Chile

1.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Sweden

2.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Chile rank

50th

Sweden rank

47th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Chile
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 50th 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	Chile	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	3.16 deaths per 100,000 people	1.03 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
1990s	2.07 deaths per 100,000 people	3.04 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9676 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2000s	2.1 deaths per 100,000 people	3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9062 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2010s	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	2.72 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6422 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2020s	1.94 deaths per 100,000 people	2.19 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2474 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, Chile or Sweden?: Sweden, at 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Chile and Sweden?: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Chile ranks 50th 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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