Japan vs Puerto Rico: Cancer death rates by type
Japan
1.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
1.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
59th
Puerto Rico rank
62nd
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Japan ranks 59th and Puerto Rico ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2802 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2182 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0857 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0215 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0587 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0701 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, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Japan, at 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Japan ranks 59th and Puerto Rico ranks 62nd 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.