What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Paraguay and Switzerland?

0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Paraguay vs Switzerland: Colon and rectum cancer death rate

Paraguay

7.31 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Switzerland

7.07 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Paraguay rank

78th

Switzerland rank

80th

Colon and rectum cancer death rate over time

Paraguay
Switzerland

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 7.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 80th of 111 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.11 deaths per 100,000 people	11.35 deaths per 100,000 people	6.24 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2010s	6.98 deaths per 100,000 people	9.68 deaths per 100,000 people	2.7 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2020s	7.27 deaths per 100,000 people	7.89 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6165 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher colon and rectum cancer death rate, Paraguay or Switzerland?: Paraguay, at 7.31 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Paraguay and Switzerland?: 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Paraguay and Switzerland rank globally for colon and rectum cancer death rate?: Paraguay ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 80th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Colon and rectum cancer death rate
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, 4,883 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from colon and rectum cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.