What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Italy and Switzerland?

0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1995 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 Switzerland: Cancer death rates by type

Italy

2.85 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Switzerland

2.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Italy rank

26th

Switzerland rank

29th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Italy
Switzerland

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.31 deaths per 100,000 people	3.34 deaths per 100,000 people	0.973 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2000s	3.74 deaths per 100,000 people	2.92 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8221 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2010s	3.26 deaths per 100,000 people	2.83 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4326 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2020s	2.94 deaths per 100,000 people	2.61 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3365 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 Switzerland?: Italy, at 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Italy and Switzerland?: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Italy ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 29th 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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