Cuba vs Uruguay: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Cuba
126.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
129.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Cuba rank
11th
Uruguay rank
9th
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 192.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 135.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 188.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 130.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 177.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 125.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 164.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 130.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 130.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 139.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 126.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 2.91 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Cuba ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. 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 malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.