New Zealand vs Palau: Death rate from cancer
New Zealand
204.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Palau
206.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
43rd
Palau rank
41st
Death rate from cancer over time
- New Zealand
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 206.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 204.79 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.63 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 202.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 177.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.01 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 199.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 200.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, New Zealand or Palau?
- Palau, at 206.39 deaths per 100,000 people against 204.79 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between New Zealand and Palau?
- 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Palau rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 41st 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes, per 100,000 people.