Bladder cancer death rate in Canada
Canada: Bladder cancer death rate was 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Bladder cancer death rate in Canada, 1979–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bladder cancer death rate in Canada is 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bladder cancer death rate in Canada peaked at 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Canada ranks 43rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 271,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 258,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 254,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 245,661 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bladder cancer death rate in Canada?
- Bladder cancer death rate in Canada was 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982.
- What is the lowest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for bladder cancer death rate?
- Canada ranks 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is bladder cancer death rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bladder cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.