The following graph presents the year 2000 raw mortality rate of breast cancer patients in 36 European Countries. The graph compares the ratio of breast cancer deaths to the annual incidence of breast cancer, to the per capita incomes in those countries, all based upon year 2000 data.
| Country | 2000 GNI per capita in US dollars | 2000 GNI per capita in purchasing power parity | New cases of breast cancer | Deaths from breast cancer | Ratio of deaths to new cases |
| Eastern Europe | 110,975 | 43,058 | .388 | ||
| Belarus | 1,380 | 5,040 | 2,945 | 1,160 | .394 |
| Bulgaria | 1,600 | 5,990 | 2,961 | 1,194 | .403 |
| Czech Republic | 5,800 | 14,650 | 4,598 | 1,976 | .430 |
| Hungary | 4,700 | 11,740 | 5,579 | 2,384 | .427 |
| Moldova | 370 | 1,470 | 1,490 | 523 | .351 |
| Poland | 4,590 | 10,470 | 12,648 | 4,980 | .394 |
| Romania | 1,690 | 5,610 | 7,107 | 2,767 | .389 |
| Russian Fed | 1,710 | 6,650 | 52,185 | 19,843 | .380 |
| Slovakia | 5,370 | 10,810 | 1,737 | 761 | .438 |
| Ukraine | 700 | 3,120 | 19,722 | 7,472 | .379 |
| Northern Europe | 54,551 | 20,992 | .385 | ||
| Denmark | 31,850 | 28,220 | 3,648 | 1,412 | .387 |
| Estonia | 4,220 | 9,530 | 516 | 228 | .442 |
| Finland | 25,470 | 25,490 | 3,272 | 834 | .255 |
| Iceland | 30,830 | 28,060 | 123 | 70 | .569 |
| Ireland | 23,170 | 24,690 | 1,711 | 666 | .389 |
| Latvia | 3,220 | 8,010 | 839 | 385 | .459 |
| Lithuania | 3,200 | 8,460 | 1,123 | 582 | .518 |
| Norway | 35,870 | 35,640 | 2,334 | 812 | .348 |
| Sweden | 29,280 | 27,530 | 6,012 | 1,528 | .254 |
| United Kingdom | 25,910 | 26,020 | 34,815 | 14,415 | .414 |
| Southern Europe | 65,284 | 25,205 | .386 | ||
| Albania | 1,170 | 4,300 | 757 | 258 | .341 |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | 1,510 | 4,880 | 1,373 | 490 | .357 |
| Croatia | 5,160 | 10,580 | 2,024 | 825 | .408 |
| Greece | 12,560 | 18,460 | 4,254 | 1,660 | .390 |
| Italy | 20,890 | 25,400 | 32,037 | 11,902 | .372 |
| Macedonia | 1,840 | 5,850 | 500 | 219 | .438 |
| Malta | 9,670 | 17,830 | 200 | 91 | .455 |
| Portugal | 11,590 | 16,670 | 4,324 | 1,596 | .369 |
| Slovenia | 11,090 | 17,490 | 929 | 360 | .388 |
| Spain | 15,420 | 21,140 | 14,934 | 6,381 | .427 |
| Yugoslavia | 3,890 | 1,399 | .360 | ||
| Western Europe | 115,308 | 40,443 | .351 | ||
| Austria | 25,840 | 28,290 | 4,359 | 1,754 | .402 |
| Belgium | 25,360 | 28,180 | 6,813 | 2,512 | .369 |
| France | 24,450 | 25,680 | 37,193 | 11,529 | .310 |
| Germany | 25,510 | 25,700 | 51,710 | 19,149 | .370 |
| Luxembourg | 43,660 | 46,750 | 237 | 89 | .376 |
| The Netherlands | 26,580 | 30,040 | 10,880 | 3,711 | .341 |
| Switzerland | 40,280 | 34,060 | 4,071 | 1,682 | .413 |
Cancer incidence and deaths from Jerzy E. Tyczynski, Freddie Bray, D. Maxwell Parkin, Breast Cancer in Europe, ENC Cancer Fact Sheets, Vol 2, December 2002. Estimates of GNI per capita from the World Bank.
How does this compare to non-European countries? According to the CDC’s United States Cancer Statistics (USCS), the 2000 “Age-Adjusted Cancer Death Rates”” for female breast cancer was 131.9 per 100,000 persons. For deaths, the number was 26.6, for a ratio of .202. More on the US comparison here, and here.