Italy vs Sweden: Pancreatic cancer death rate
Italy
7.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
7.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
22nd
Sweden rank
20th
Pancreatic cancer death rate over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8346 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4804 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3527 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pancreatic cancer death rate, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pancreatic cancer death rate between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for pancreatic cancer death rate?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pancreatic cancer death rate. 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 pancreas cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.