Cancer death rate by age group in Canada
Canada: Cancer death rate by age group was 2.73 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate by age group in Canada, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Canada is 2.73, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 41.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Canada peaked at 9 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.8121, in 2021.
Canada ranks 40th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Cancer death rate by age group in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9 | — |
| 1951 | 6.29 | -30.1% |
| 1952 | 6.46 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 6.96 | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 5.22 | -25.0% |
| 1955 | 6.78 | +29.8% |
| 1956 | 5.96 | -12.1% |
| 1957 | 6.38 | +7.1% |
| 1958 | 5.48 | -14.0% |
| 1959 | 7.73 | +41.0% |
| 1960 | 6.66 | -13.9% |
| 1961 | 7.1 | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 4.74 | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 6.71 | +41.7% |
| 1964 | 6.44 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 5.54 | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 5.49 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.34 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 6.87 | +28.7% |
| 1969 | 5.56 | -19.2% |
| 1970 | 6.88 | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 5.05 | -26.5% |
| 1972 | 4.62 | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 4.93 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 4.69 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.42 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 3.78 | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 3.87 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.93 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.82 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.33 | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 4.4 | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 2.97 | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 2.75 | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 3.19 | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 2.93 | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 3.76 | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 3.79 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.14 | -43.6% |
| 1989 | 4.04 | +89.2% |
| 1990 | 2.25 | -44.4% |
| 1991 | 2.29 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.51 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 4.09 | +63.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -55.9% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -41.9% |
| 1996 | 2.36 | +125.3% |
| 1997 | 2.81 | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 4.36 | +55.2% |
| 1999 | 2.96 | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 2.68 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 2.11 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 1.53 | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 2.12 | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 2.37 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 2.24 | +51.5% |
| 2007 | 2.97 | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 2.09 | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 2.55 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 2.02 | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 2.03 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | +90.8% |
| 2013 | 2.12 | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.91 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 1.83 | +40.9% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 2.43 | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8121 | -66.6% |
| 2022 | 2.73 | +236.3% |
| 2023 | 1.94 | -29.1% |
| 2024 | 2.73 | +41.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.73 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.28, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +236.3% | 0.8121 | 2.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.63 | 5.22 | 9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.04 | 4.74 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.6 | 3.78 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 | 2.14 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 | 1.05 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 1.48 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.3 | 3.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 | 0.8121 | 2.73 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Canada?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Canada was 2.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1950.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8121 in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Canada ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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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