Australia vs Finland: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Australia
12.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Finland
12.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
60th
Finland rank
62nd
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 60th and Finland ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 18.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4137 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7831 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.377 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 19.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9313 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 15.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4239 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 13.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2877 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Australia and Finland?
- 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Australia ranks 60th and Finland ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. 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 prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.