New Zealand vs Sweden: Prostate cancer death rate in men

New Zealand
15.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Sweden
15.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand rank
37th
Sweden rank
40th

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 40th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 18 deaths per 100,000 people 17.07 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9303 deaths per 100,000 people New Zealand
1960s 17.99 deaths per 100,000 people 22.78 deaths per 100,000 people 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
1970s 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people 27.15 deaths per 100,000 people 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
1980s 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people 24.53 deaths per 100,000 people 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
1990s 24.41 deaths per 100,000 people 27.58 deaths per 100,000 people 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2000s 21.13 deaths per 100,000 people 26.31 deaths per 100,000 people 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people Sweden
2010s 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people 20.86 deaths per 100,000 people 4.58 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, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.58 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
New Zealand ranks 37th 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.