What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Italy and Republic of Moldova?

0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Italy vs Republic of Moldova: Cancer death rates by type

Italy

2.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Republic of Moldova

3.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Italy rank

26th

Republic of Moldova rank

24th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Italy
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 26th and Republic of Moldova ranks 24th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.75 deaths per 100,000 people	3.13 deaths per 100,000 people	1.63 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2000s	3.74 deaths per 100,000 people	3.13 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6117 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2010s	3.26 deaths per 100,000 people	3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2644 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2020s	2.94 deaths per 100,000 people	3.76 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8164 deaths per 100,000 people	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Italy or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Italy and Republic of Moldova?: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Moldova?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Italy and Republic of Moldova rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Italy ranks 26th and Republic of Moldova ranks 24th 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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