Cuba vs Italy: Cancer death rates by type
Cuba
3.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Italy
2.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
23rd
Italy rank
26th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Cuba
- Italy
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Italy ahead.
Cuba ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7209 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0387 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2022 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Cuba or Italy?
- Cuba, at 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Cuba and Italy?
- 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Italy?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Italy rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Cuba ranks 23rd and Italy ranks 26th 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.