Cancer death rate by age group in Sweden
Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
79th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.76
in 1974
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Cancer death rate by age group in Sweden, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Sweden is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Sweden peaked at 13.76 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
That places Sweden 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 9.05 | — |
| 1952 | 6.47 | -28.5% |
| 1953 | 7.39 | +14.2% |
| 1954 | 5.67 | -23.3% |
| 1955 | 9.56 | +68.7% |
| 1956 | 8.49 | -11.2% |
| 1957 | 8.49 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 8.58 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 7.71 | -10.1% |
| 1960 | 10.81 | +40.1% |
| 1961 | 4.9 | -54.6% |
| 1962 | 4.79 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.76 | -42.3% |
| 1964 | 5.16 | +86.6% |
| 1965 | 8.24 | +59.8% |
| 1966 | 5.75 | -30.2% |
| 1967 | 9.93 | +72.6% |
| 1968 | 6.07 | -38.9% |
| 1969 | 3.69 | -39.2% |
| 1970 | 2.8 | -24.1% |
| 1971 | 10.9 | +289.1% |
| 1972 | 11.6 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 4.52 | -61.0% |
| 1974 | 13.76 | +204.1% |
| 1975 | 2.82 | -79.5% |
| 1976 | 6.95 | +146.1% |
| 1977 | 5.15 | -25.9% |
| 1978 | 3.17 | -38.3% |
| 1979 | 4.23 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 4.15 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.3 | +51.7% |
| 1982 | 4.29 | -31.9% |
| 1983 | 4.34 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 4.32 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.17 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 7 | +67.8% |
| 1987 | 1.94 | -72.3% |
| 1988 | 2.77 | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 1.76 | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 5.84 | +232.5% |
| 1991 | 2.5 | -57.1% |
| 1992 | 4.88 | +95.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8333 | -82.9% |
| 1994 | 1.74 | +109.2% |
| 1995 | 3.72 | +113.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | -72.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4 | +435.1% |
| 1998 | 2.23 | -58.7% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | -49.5% |
| 2000 | 2.23 | +98.3% |
| 2001 | 4.39 | +96.4% |
| 2002 | 3.2 | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 4.1 | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 2 | -51.3% |
| 2005 | 2.96 | +48.3% |
| 2006 | 2.89 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9199 | -67.2% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +96.1% |
| 2010 | 4.39 | +143.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8771 | -80.0% |
| 2012 | 2.66 | +203.2% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.87 | -50.5% |
| 2015 | 2.61 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | -34.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.43 | +101.9% |
| 2019 | 1.72 | -49.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8735 | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 1.82 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.15. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +435.1% | 1.01 | 5.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.93 | 5.67 | 9.56 | 9 |
| 1960s | 6.21 | 2.76 | 10.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.59 | 2.8 | 13.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1 | 1.76 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 | 0.8333 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 | 0.9199 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 0.87 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6732 | 0 | 1.82 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Sweden?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Sweden was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.76 in 1974.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Sweden ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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