What is breast cancer death rate in women in Canada?

Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada was 13.09 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 breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 27.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967.

What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.

How does Canada rank for breast cancer death rate in women?

Canada ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada

Name: Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Breast cancer death rate in women was 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

13.09 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

64th

of 111 countries

All-time high

27.41 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1967

All-time low

13.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Years of data

1950–2022

Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada, 1950–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Canada recorded 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people for breast cancer death rate in women in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Canada peaked at 27.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.

That places Canada 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	25.03 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	24.91 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
1952	25.27 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.4%
1953	26.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.9%
1954	25.64 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.3%
1955	24.97 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
1956	25.15 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.7%
1957	26.01 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.4%
1958	25.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1959	25.74 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.1%
1960	26.41 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.6%
1961	26.01 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.5%
1962	26.08 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1963	27.11 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.9%
1964	26.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.1%
1965	26.91 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
1966	25.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.4%
1967	27.41 deaths per 100,000 people	+7.7%
1968	26.15 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.6%
1969	26.96 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.1%
1970	26.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%
1971	26.23 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.6%
1972	27.13 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.4%
1973	26.66 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.7%
1974	26.64 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.1%
1975	26.18 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
1976	25.98 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
1977	26.23 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.0%
1978	25.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.7%
1979	25.6 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.3%
1980	25.5 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.4%
1981	25.5 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1982	25.97 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.9%
1983	25.63 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
1984	25.96 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.3%
1985	26.86 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.4%
1986	27.3 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.7%
1987	26.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
1988	26.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.6%
1989	26.59 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1990	26.63 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.1%
1991	25.34 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.8%
1992	25.21 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
1993	24.17 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.1%
1994	24.76 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
1995	23.58 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.8%
1996	23.79 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.9%
1997	22.58 deaths per 100,000 people	-5.1%
1998	21.77 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.6%
1999	20.7 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.9%
2000	20.52 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.9%
2001	20.5 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.1%
2002	19.94 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.7%
2003	19.74 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
2004	18.93 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.1%
2005	18.44 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
2006	17.64 deaths per 100,000 people	-4.3%
2007	17.82 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.0%
2008	17.16 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.7%
2009	16.6 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.2%
2010	16.17 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
2011	15.74 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
2012	15.55 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.2%
2013	15.1 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.9%
2014	15.18 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.5%
2015	14.89 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.9%
2016	15 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.7%
2017	14.73 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
2018	14.18 deaths per 100,000 people	-3.8%
2019	13.87 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.2%
2020	13.55 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.3%
2021	13.38 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
2022	13.09 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	25.44 deaths per 100,000 people	24.91 deaths per 100,000 people	26.25 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	26.48 deaths per 100,000 people	25.46 deaths per 100,000 people	27.41 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	26.23 deaths per 100,000 people	25.27 deaths per 100,000 people	27.13 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	26.28 deaths per 100,000 people	25.5 deaths per 100,000 people	27.3 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	23.85 deaths per 100,000 people	20.7 deaths per 100,000 people	26.63 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	18.73 deaths per 100,000 people	16.6 deaths per 100,000 people	20.52 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	15.04 deaths per 100,000 people	13.87 deaths per 100,000 people	16.17 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	13.34 deaths per 100,000 people	13.09 deaths per 100,000 people	13.55 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Canada

61 Estonia 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
62 United States of America 13.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
63 Kuwait 13.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
65 Cyprus 13.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
66 Czechia 13.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
67 Norway 12.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is breast cancer death rate in women in Canada?: Breast cancer death rate in women in Canada was 13.09 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 breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 27.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 1967.
What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
How does Canada rank for breast cancer death rate in women?: Canada ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Breast cancer death rate in women
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,880 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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