Italy vs Netherlands: Cancer death rates by type
Italy
2.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
2.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
26th
Netherlands rank
28th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2709 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4096 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4365 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1368 deaths per 100,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0179 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1511 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Italy ranks 26th and Netherlands ranks 28th 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.