Sweden vs Switzerland: Death rate from cancer by sex
Sweden
95.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
94.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sweden rank
74th
Switzerland rank
75th
Death rate from cancer by sex over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 95.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 94.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 74th and Switzerland ranks 75th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 138.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 197.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 151.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 197.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 170.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 205.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 154.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 206.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 147.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 181.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 135.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 116.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 98.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6162 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer by sex, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 95.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 94.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer by sex between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for death rate from cancer by sex?
- Sweden ranks 74th and Switzerland ranks 75th 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.