What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Spain and Uruguay?

0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?

40 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Spain vs Uruguay: Cancer death rates by type

Spain

3.16 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Uruguay

3.26 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Spain rank

21st

Uruguay rank

18th

Cancer death rates by type over time

Spain
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Spain ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 18th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.64 deaths per 100,000 people	4.67 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0283 deaths per 100,000 people	Uruguay
1990s	5.08 deaths per 100,000 people	4.36 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7225 deaths per 100,000 people	Spain
2000s	4.96 deaths per 100,000 people	3.67 deaths per 100,000 people	1.29 deaths per 100,000 people	Spain
2010s	4.07 deaths per 100,000 people	3.42 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6598 deaths per 100,000 people	Spain
2020s	3.26 deaths per 100,000 people	3.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2903 deaths per 100,000 people	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Spain or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Spain and Uruguay?: 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rates by type?: Spain ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 18th 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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