What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Romania and Serbia?

0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?

24 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Romania vs Serbia: Cancer death rates by type

Romania

3.75 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Serbia

4.22 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Romania rank

6th

Serbia rank

4th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Romania
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 6th and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.55 deaths per 100,000 people	3.8 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2526 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2000s	3.64 deaths per 100,000 people	3.91 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2651 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2010s	3.82 deaths per 100,000 people	4.38 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5669 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2020s	3.87 deaths per 100,000 people	4.44 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5669 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Romania or Serbia?: Serbia, at 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Romania and Serbia?: 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Serbia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Romania and Serbia rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Romania ranks 6th and Serbia ranks 4th 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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