Cancer death rate by age group in Philippines
Philippines: Cancer death rate by age group was 2.79 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate by age group in Philippines, 1963–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Philippines is 2.79, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 216.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Philippines peaked at 6.96 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
That places Philippines 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Cancer death rate by age group in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2.51 | — |
| 1964 | 3.77 | +50.3% |
| 1965 | 3.98 | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 4.37 | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 3.99 | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 2.6 | -34.7% |
| 1969 | 4.6 | +76.9% |
| 1992 | 6.96 | +51.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 3.69 | -26.2% |
| 1995 | 4.79 | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 4.29 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 3.13 | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 3.3 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 3.01 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 3.72 | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 3.61 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.21 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 2.74 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.33 | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 2.06 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8822 | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 2.69 | +205.4% |
| 2011 | 3.11 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | — |
| 2017 | 3.43 | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 3.37 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.79 | -17.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.79 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.79 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.26, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +205.4% | 0.8822 | 2.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 | 2.51 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.27 | 3.01 | 6.96 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.67 | 0.8822 | 3.72 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.51 | 0 | 3.43 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,006 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Philippines?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Philippines was 2.79 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 in 1992.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Philippines rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Philippines ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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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