What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Denmark and Italy?

0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?

29 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Denmark vs Italy: Cancer death rates by type

Denmark

3.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Italy

2.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Denmark rank

25th

Italy rank

26th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Denmark
Italy

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 25th and Italy ranks 26th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.3 deaths per 100,000 people	4.45 deaths per 100,000 people	1.85 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2000s	5.11 deaths per 100,000 people	3.74 deaths per 100,000 people	1.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	3.82 deaths per 100,000 people	3.26 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5596 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2020s	2.93 deaths per 100,000 people	2.94 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0177 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Denmark or Italy?: Denmark, at 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Denmark and Italy?: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Denmark ranks 25th 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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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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