Greece vs Serbia: Cancer death rates by type

Greece
3.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Serbia
4.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Greece rank
7th
Serbia rank
4th

Cancer death rates by type over time

  • Greece
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 7th and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Serbia Difference Ahead
1990s 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people 0.532 deaths per 100,000 people Greece
2000s 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3617 deaths per 100,000 people Greece
2010s 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2454 deaths per 100,000 people Serbia
2020s 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5128 deaths per 100,000 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Greece or Serbia?
Serbia, at 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Greece and Serbia?
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Serbia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Greece and Serbia rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
Greece ranks 7th and Serbia ranks 4th 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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