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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil

Brazil: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
93.29 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
62nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
101.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
All-time low
82.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1979
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil, 1979–2021

02550751001979200020211979: 82.9 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 86.5 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 87.5 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 88.4 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 85.4 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 85.8 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 86.8 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 86.5 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 92.4 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 92.7 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 91.6 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 91.8 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 91.5 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 92.9 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 92.9 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 93.4 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 93.2 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 95 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 95.4 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 95.5 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 96.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 97.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 97.8 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 97.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 97.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 99 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 100.2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 101.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 101.5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 101.4 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 100.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 101.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 100.3 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 100.4 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 99.6 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 98.8 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 99 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 98 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 97.4 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 96.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 95.2 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 90.8 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 93.3 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil stood at 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil peaked at 101.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1979.

That places Brazil 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 86.47 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
1981 87.5 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1982 88.44 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
1983 85.42 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1984 85.79 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
1985 86.83 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
1986 86.45 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
1987 92.41 deaths per 100,000 people +6.9%
1988 92.67 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
1989 91.61 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
1990 91.79 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
1991 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1992 92.93 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
1993 92.94 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
1994 93.42 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
1995 93.22 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
1996 95.05 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
1997 95.43 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
1998 95.51 deaths per 100,000 people +0.1%
1999 96.41 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2000 97.62 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
2001 97.82 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
2002 97.64 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2003 97.89 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2004 98.99 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
2005 100.17 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%
2006 101.58 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
2007 101.47 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2008 101.45 deaths per 100,000 people -0.0%
2009 100.73 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2010 101.18 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2011 100.29 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2012 100.38 deaths per 100,000 people +0.1%
2013 99.61 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2014 98.77 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2015 99.03 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2016 97.99 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
2017 97.41 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2018 96.72 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2019 95.16 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
2020 90.76 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
2021 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 88.36 deaths per 100,000 people 85.42 deaths per 100,000 people 92.67 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 93.82 deaths per 100,000 people 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people 96.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 99.54 deaths per 100,000 people 97.62 deaths per 100,000 people 101.58 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 98.65 deaths per 100,000 people 95.16 deaths per 100,000 people 101.18 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 92.03 deaths per 100,000 people 90.76 deaths per 100,000 people 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 59 United States 95.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 60 Australia 95.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 61 Malta 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 63 South Africa 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 64 Finland 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 65 Suriname 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Brazil was 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 101.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 82.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
How does Brazil rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Brazil ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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