Cancer death rate by age group in Germany
Germany: Cancer death rate by age group was 1.3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.3
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
63rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.86
in 1990
All-time low
1.3
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Cancer death rate by age group in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, cancer death rate by age group in Germany stood at 1.3. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Germany peaked at 3.86 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2020.
Germany ranks 63rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.81 | 2.06 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 1.44 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.37 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,164 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.237 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0312 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5062 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Germany?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Germany was 1.3 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 1990.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Germany ranks 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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