Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus
Belarus: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
117.56 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
18th
of 111 countries
All-time high
145.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1995
All-time low
111.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1981
Years of data
29
1981–2018
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus, 1981–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2018, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus stood at 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus peaked at 145.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 111.14 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1981.
Belarus ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 111.14 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 113.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 121.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 124.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 126.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 130.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 136.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 138.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 139.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 144.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 142.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 142.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 145.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 140.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 142.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 141.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 144.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 140.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 138.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 136.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 131.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 125.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 126.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 124.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 124.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 122.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 115.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 114.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 123.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 136.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 142.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 138.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 145.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 118.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 114.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 15 Romania 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Russian Federation 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Jamaica 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Barbados 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Czechia 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Belarus was 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 145.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981.
- How does Belarus rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Belarus ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.