Israel vs Sweden: Death rate from cancer by sex
Israel
97.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
95.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Israel rank
72nd
Sweden rank
74th
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Israel
- Sweden
How they compare
Israel currently reports 97.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sweden ahead.
Israel ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 174.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 137.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 154.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 144.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 134.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 114.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 100.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 99.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Israel or Sweden?
- Israel, at 97.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Israel and Sweden?
- 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Sweden rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Israel ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer by sex. 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 malignant neoplasms in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.