Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.76 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
88th
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
1.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Tajikistan, 2016–2022
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 brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Tajikistan is 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Tajikistan ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2017 | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +49.2% |
| 2020 | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 85 Panama 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Jordan 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people
- 87 Kazakhstan 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Singapore 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Paraguay 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1769 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9367 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1817 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Tajikistan?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Tajikistan was 1.76 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Tajikistan rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Tajikistan ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.