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

0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

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.

Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Cancer death rates by type

Luxembourg

2.67 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Switzerland

2.73 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

31st

Switzerland rank

29th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Luxembourg
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.54 deaths per 100,000 people	3.34 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2037 deaths per 100,000 people	Luxembourg
2000s	2.98 deaths per 100,000 people	2.92 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0659 deaths per 100,000 people	Luxembourg
2010s	3.33 deaths per 100,000 people	2.83 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5012 deaths per 100,000 people	Luxembourg
2020s	2.3 deaths per 100,000 people	2.64 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3402 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Luxembourg or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Luxembourg ranks 31st 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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