Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Canada
Canada: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 3.86 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.86
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
32nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
4.62
in 1980
All-time low
3.55
in 2021
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Canada, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 3.86 for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in 2022.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Canada peaked at 4.62 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.55, in 2021.
That places Canada 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.07 | — |
| 1980 | 4.62 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 4.19 | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 4.44 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 3.96 | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 4.21 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.19 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.34 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 4.45 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.11 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 4.28 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 3.91 | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 4.04 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.76 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 3.88 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.77 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.07 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.97 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.95 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.92 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.69 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 3.76 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.77 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.62 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.73 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.77 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.93 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.82 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.98 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.98 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.87 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.86 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.68 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.59 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.84 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.55 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 3.86 | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.07 | 4.07 | 4.07 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.28 | 3.96 | 4.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 | 3.76 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.79 | 3.62 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 | 3.59 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.55 | 3.86 | 3 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2026 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Canada?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Canada was 3.86 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 in 1980.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Canada ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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