What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Jamaica and Japan?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?

25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.

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.

Jamaica vs Japan: Cancer death rates by type

Jamaica

1.61 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Japan

1.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Jamaica rank

61st

Japan rank

59th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Jamaica
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 61st and Japan ranks 59th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.27 deaths per 100,000 people	1.74 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5361 deaths per 100,000 people	Jamaica
1990s	2.04 deaths per 100,000 people	1.67 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3709 deaths per 100,000 people	Jamaica
2000s	1.5 deaths per 100,000 people	1.74 deaths per 100,000 people	0.24 deaths per 100,000 people	Japan
2010s	1.65 deaths per 100,000 people	1.7 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0415 deaths per 100,000 people	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Jamaica or Japan?: Japan, at 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Jamaica and Japan?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Jamaica ranks 61st and Japan ranks 59th 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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