Brazil vs Sweden: Prostate cancer death rate in men

Brazil
15.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sweden
15.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
39th
Sweden rank
40th

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

  • Brazil
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.

Brazil ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 40th of 111 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people 26.75 deaths per 100,000 people 18.36 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
1980s 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people 24.53 deaths per 100,000 people 14.57 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
1990s 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people 27.58 deaths per 100,000 people 13.08 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2000s 18.47 deaths per 100,000 people 26.31 deaths per 100,000 people 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2010s 17.49 deaths per 100,000 people 20.5 deaths per 100,000 people 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2020s 15.49 deaths per 100,000 people 16.19 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6915 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Brazil or Sweden?
Brazil, at 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Brazil and Sweden?
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
Brazil ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 40th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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

Indicator
Prostate cancer death rate in men
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.