What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Iceland and United States of America?

5.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?

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.

Iceland vs United States of America: Death rate from cancer

Iceland

177.62 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States of America

183.13 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Iceland rank

57th

United States of America rank

54th

Death rate from cancer over time

Iceland
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 183.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 177.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.

Iceland ranks 57th and United States of America ranks 54th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	176.35 deaths per 100,000 people	193.02 deaths per 100,000 people	16.67 deaths per 100,000 people	United States of America
2010s	184.03 deaths per 100,000 people	186.88 deaths per 100,000 people	2.85 deaths per 100,000 people	United States of America
2020s	177.73 deaths per 100,000 people	183.49 deaths per 100,000 people	5.75 deaths per 100,000 people	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from cancer, Iceland or United States of America?: United States of America, at 183.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 177.62 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Iceland and United States of America?: 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for death rate from cancer?: Iceland ranks 57th and United States of America ranks 54th 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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