Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Puerto Rico, 1999–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 76 Sri Lanka 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Ecuador 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Kuwait 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Albania 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Puerto Rico?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Puerto Rico was 2.04 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 brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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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Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.