Australia vs Ireland: Prostate cancer death rate in men
Australia
12.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Ireland
13.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
60th
Ireland rank
57th
Prostate cancer death rate in men over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 60th and Ireland ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 18.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9832 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 19.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 15.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 13.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5437 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
- Australia ranks 60th and Ireland ranks 57th 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.