Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore
Singapore: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore is 1.62, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore peaked at 3.58 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4869, in 1980.
That places Singapore 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6163 | — |
| 1980 | 0.4869 | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 1.35 | +177.1% |
| 1982 | 0.54 | -60.0% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | +135.1% |
| 1984 | 1.7 | +33.8% |
| 1985 | 1.26 | -25.9% |
| 1986 | 1.21 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.6 | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 3.58 | +124.0% |
| 1989 | 1.57 | -56.1% |
| 1990 | 1.17 | -25.8% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.87 | +71.9% |
| 1993 | 1.77 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.59 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 1.85 | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.35 | -26.6% |
| 1998 | 1.47 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.38 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 1.64 | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 1.14 | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 1.27 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9678 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.03 | +109.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 1.49 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.29 | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 1.43 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.44 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.32 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | +47.5% |
| 2019 | 1.77 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.86 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.62 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.68, 44% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1.62 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.49, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +177.1% | 0.4869 | 1.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6163 | 0.6163 | 0.6163 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.46 | 0.4869 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.09 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 | 0.9678 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.32 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.62 | 1.86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 86 Kazakhstan 1.76 compare
- 87 Tajikistan 1.76 compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 1.66 compare
- 90 Paraguay 1.62 compare
- 91 Philippines 1.55 compare
- 92 Martinique 1.53 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Singapore was 1.62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 in 1988.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4869 in 1980.
- How does Singapore rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Singapore ranks 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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