Cancer death rate by age group in Mexico
Mexico: Cancer death rate by age group was 2.36 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.36
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
48th
of 111 countries
All-time high
7.03
in 1976
All-time low
0.7118
in 1956
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Cancer death rate by age group in Mexico, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rate by age group in Mexico stood at 2.36.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Mexico peaked at 7.03 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.7118, in 1956.
That places Mexico 48th 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 68 years of available data.
Cancer death rate by age group in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.9377 | — |
| 1956 | 0.7118 | -24.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9145 | +28.5% |
| 1958 | 1.44 | +57.9% |
| 1959 | 2.01 | +39.0% |
| 1960 | 2.15 | +7.0% |
| 1961 | 1.57 | -26.9% |
| 1962 | 1.4 | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 1.71 | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 3.25 | +89.4% |
| 1965 | 3.47 | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 3.79 | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 2.55 | -32.7% |
| 1968 | 4.84 | +89.7% |
| 1969 | 5.3 | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 6.01 | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 5.25 | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 5.52 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 5.93 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 5.96 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 5.69 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 7.03 | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 6.04 | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 4.88 | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 5.58 | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 6.13 | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 4.25 | -30.7% |
| 1982 | 4.22 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.46 | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 4.5 | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 4.87 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 5.3 | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 4.43 | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 5.27 | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 4.49 | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 5.3 | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 3.84 | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 3.66 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 3.77 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.6 | -57.6% |
| 1995 | 3.49 | +118.4% |
| 1996 | 3.47 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.57 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.95 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 4.54 | +53.6% |
| 2000 | 3.65 | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 4.29 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 3.27 | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 2.86 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 3.93 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.18 | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 3.48 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 3.39 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.79 | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 3.62 | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 3.52 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.55 | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 2.92 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 2.86 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.64 | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 2.69 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 3.49 | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 2.91 | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.35 | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 2.36 | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.36 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0.7118 | 2.01 | 5 |
| 1960s | 3 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.79 | 4.88 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.69 | 3.46 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 | 2.79 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 | 2.5 | 3.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 | 2.35 | 2.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Mexico?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Mexico was 2.36 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.03 in 1976.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7118 in 1956.
- How does Mexico rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Mexico ranks 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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