Ireland vs Israel: Cancer death rates by type
Ireland
2.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Israel
2.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
44th
Israel rank
41st
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Israel ahead.
Ireland ranks 44th and Israel ranks 41st of 111 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5496 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1909 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1762 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4514 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Ireland and Israel?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Ireland ranks 44th and Israel ranks 41st 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.