Cancer death rate by age group in Singapore
Singapore: Cancer death rate by age group was 0 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Cancer death rate by age group in Singapore, 1963–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Singapore is 0, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Singapore peaked at 17.46 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Singapore 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cancer death rate by age group in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.13 | — |
| 1964 | 1.74 | -66.1% |
| 1965 | 7.27 | +318.2% |
| 1966 | 5.56 | -23.6% |
| 1967 | 10 | +80.0% |
| 1968 | 4.3 | -57.0% |
| 1969 | 2.27 | -47.2% |
| 1970 | 12.17 | +435.3% |
| 1971 | 2.14 | -82.4% |
| 1972 | 12.5 | +485.0% |
| 1973 | 6.02 | -51.8% |
| 1974 | 4.35 | -27.8% |
| 1975 | 7.11 | +63.5% |
| 1976 | 7.48 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 4.82 | -35.6% |
| 1978 | 13.09 | +171.6% |
| 1979 | 4.9 | -62.5% |
| 1980 | 5.46 | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 7.14 | +30.7% |
| 1982 | 2.38 | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 6.9 | +190.3% |
| 1984 | 17.46 | +153.1% |
| 1985 | 14.18 | -18.7% |
| 1986 | 9.69 | -31.7% |
| 1987 | 5.08 | -47.6% |
| 1988 | 4.28 | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 3.93 | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 6.44 | +63.8% |
| 1991 | 3.98 | -38.2% |
| 1992 | 4.15 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 4.11 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.03 | -50.5% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 6.42 | +205.8% |
| 1997 | 4.38 | -31.9% |
| 1998 | 2.23 | -49.1% |
| 1999 | 2.42 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 2.86 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 2.67 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 3.05 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 5.9 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 2.89 | — |
| 2016 | 5.77 | +99.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 3.03 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.26. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +485.0% | 2.14 | 12.5 |
| 1970 | +435.3% | 2.27 | 12.17 |
| 1965 | +318.2% | 1.74 | 7.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.18 | 1.74 | 10 | 7 |
| 1970s | 7.46 | 2.14 | 13.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.65 | 2.38 | 17.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 | 2.03 | 6.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5531 | 0 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 0 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0 | 3.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 76 Malaysia 0.7506 compare
- 77 Israel 0.5479 compare
- 78 Japan 0.4061 compare
- 79 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 79 Bahamas 0 compare
- 79 Bahrain 0 compare
- 79 Barbados 0 compare
- 79 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 79 Croatia 0 compare
- 79 Cuba 0 compare
- 79 Czechia 0 compare
- 79 Denmark 0 compare
- 79 Estonia 0 compare
- 79 French Guiana 0 compare
- 79 Grenada 0 compare
- 79 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 79 Guyana 0 compare
- 79 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 79 Iceland 0 compare
- 79 Latvia 0 compare
- 79 Lithuania 0 compare
- 79 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 79 Maldives 0 compare
- 79 Malta 0 compare
- 79 Martinique 0 compare
- 79 Mayotte 0 compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 79 Oman 0 compare
- 79 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 79 Reunion 0 compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 79 Slovenia 0 compare
- 79 Sweden 0 compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Singapore?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Singapore was 0 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 in 1984.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Singapore ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Singapore 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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