Egypt vs Sweden: Stomach cancer death rate
Egypt
2.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Sweden
2.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Egypt rank
97th
Sweden rank
96th
Stomach cancer death rate over time
- Egypt
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Egypt ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 96th of 111 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3996 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stomach cancer death rate, Egypt or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stomach cancer death rate between Egypt and Sweden?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Sweden rank globally for stomach cancer death rate?
- Egypt ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 96th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Stomach 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 stomach cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.