Egypt vs Finland: Cancer death rates by type
Egypt
1.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Finland
1.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Egypt rank
57th
Finland rank
55th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Egypt
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 57th and Finland ranks 55th of 111 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Egypt or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Egypt and Finland?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Finland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Finland rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Egypt ranks 57th and Finland ranks 55th 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.