Cancer death rate by age group in Thailand
Thailand: Cancer death rate by age group was 2.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rate by age group in Thailand, 1969–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate by age group in Thailand is 2.87, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate by age group in Thailand peaked at 5.27 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1552, in 1973.
Thailand ranks 34th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Cancer death rate by age group in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1.63 | — |
| 1970 | 2.1 | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 1.2 | -42.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5334 | -55.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1552 | -70.9% |
| 1974 | 1.98 | +1174.2% |
| 1975 | 2.01 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.3 | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 2.45 | +88.6% |
| 1978 | 2.62 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 1.97 | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 2.89 | +46.2% |
| 1981 | 2.76 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.29 | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 2.5 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.93 | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 1.6 | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 1.62 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.56 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7591 | -51.2% |
| 1991 | 1.05 | +38.1% |
| 1992 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.17 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 2.8 | +138.5% |
| 1997 | 1.23 | -56.0% |
| 1998 | 2.33 | +89.0% |
| 1999 | 2.95 | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 1.68 | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 3.34 | +98.1% |
| 2003 | 2.26 | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 2.28 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 4.56 | +78.5% |
| 2008 | 5.27 | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 3.75 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.92 | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 3.55 | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 3.95 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 4.84 | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 5.07 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.73 | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 3.67 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.84 | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 3.57 | +169.3% |
| 2023 | 2.87 | -19.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.87, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2.87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.26, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rate by age group in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1174.2% | 0.1552 | 1.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.63 | 0.1552 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 | 1.56 | 2.89 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0.7591 | 2.95 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.22 | 1.68 | 5.27 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 1.33 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.22 | 2.87 | 3.57 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 0.0214 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate by age group in Thailand?
- Cancer death rate by age group in Thailand was 2.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2008.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate by age group recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1552 in 1973.
- How does Thailand rank for cancer death rate by age group?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate by age group rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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