Puerto Rico vs Sweden: Death rate from cancer by sex
Puerto Rico
99.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
95.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
71st
Sweden rank
74th
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sweden
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 99.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 95.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 156.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 170.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 140.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 154.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 135.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 119.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 114.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 101.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Puerto Rico, at 99.81 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 Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sweden rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 74th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.