France vs Luxembourg: Cancer death rates by type

France
2.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Luxembourg
2.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
France rank
32nd
Luxembourg rank
31st

Cancer death rates by type over time

  • France
  • Luxembourg
23456197920012023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people in France, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.

France ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 31st of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7611 deaths per 100,000 people France
1980s 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people 0.026 deaths per 100,000 people Luxembourg
1990s 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1784 deaths per 100,000 people France
2000s 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6533 deaths per 100,000 people France
2010s 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1412 deaths per 100,000 people Luxembourg
2020s 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5304 deaths per 100,000 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, France or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between France and Luxembourg?
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
France ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 31st 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
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