What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Portugal and Ukraine?

6.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Ukraine?

32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.

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.

Portugal vs Ukraine: Death rate from cancer by sex

Portugal

147.23 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Ukraine

153.26 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Portugal rank

20th

Ukraine rank

19th

Death rate from cancer by sex over time

Portugal
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 153.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 147.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ukraine ahead.

Portugal ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 19th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	160.74 deaths per 100,000 people	195.14 deaths per 100,000 people	34.4 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
1990s	169.96 deaths per 100,000 people	208.13 deaths per 100,000 people	38.18 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
2000s	168.37 deaths per 100,000 people	183.94 deaths per 100,000 people	15.57 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
2010s	163.06 deaths per 100,000 people	165.46 deaths per 100,000 people	2.4 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Portugal or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 153.26 deaths per 100,000 people against 147.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Portugal and Ukraine?: 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Ukraine?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Ukraine rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?: Portugal ranks 20th and Ukraine ranks 19th 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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Indicator: Death rate from cancer by sex
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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