What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Austria and United Kingdom?

16.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs United Kingdom: Death rate from cancer

Austria

243.08 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Kingdom

259.84 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Austria rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

25th

Death rate from cancer over time

Austria
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 259.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 243.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 16.76 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

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

Austria ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	235.03 deaths per 100,000 people	258.69 deaths per 100,000 people	23.66 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2010s	243.25 deaths per 100,000 people	257.36 deaths per 100,000 people	14.11 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2020s	243.75 deaths per 100,000 people	258.62 deaths per 100,000 people	14.88 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer, Austria or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 259.84 deaths per 100,000 people against 243.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Austria and United Kingdom?: 16.76 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for death rate from cancer?: Austria ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from cancer
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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