Cancer death rate by age group in Brazil
Brazil: Cancer death rate by age group was 4.1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
4.1
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
19th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.18
in 1980
All-time low
3.14
in 1992
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Cancer death rate by age group in Brazil, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, cancer death rate by age group in Brazil stood at 4.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Brazil peaked at 7.18 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.14, in 1992.
Brazil ranks 19th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Cancer death rate by age group in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 6.08 | — |
| 1980 | 7.18 | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 5.98 | -16.8% |
| 1982 | 5.37 | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 6.1 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 6.32 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 6.07 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 5.59 | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 3.94 | -29.6% |
| 1988 | 3.33 | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 3.4 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.21 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 3.28 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.14 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.41 | +40.4% |
| 1994 | 4.04 | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.8 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.64 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.71 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.33 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 4.07 | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 3.94 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.22 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 4.64 | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.42 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.63 | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 3.78 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.56 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.66 | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 3.99 | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 3.76 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.02 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3.82 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3 | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 3.22 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.85 | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 3.76 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.08 | 6.08 | 6.08 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.33 | 3.33 | 7.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.64 | 3.14 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 3.63 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3.22 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.93 | 3.76 | 4.1 | 2 |
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More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.1764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6913 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Brazil?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Brazil was 4.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 in 1980.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Brazil ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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