Panama vs Peru: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Panama
70.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Peru
73.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama rank
89th
Peru rank
88th
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized over time
- Panama
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 73.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama, a difference of 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 89th and Peru ranks 88th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 83.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 78.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 69.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.64 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized, Panama or Peru?
- Peru, at 73.27 deaths per 100,000 people against 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized between Panama and Peru?
- 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Peru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Peru rank globally for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Panama ranks 89th and Peru ranks 88th 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.