Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada
Canada: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
98.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
51st
of 111 countries
All-time high
157.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1988
All-time low
98.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada, 1950–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada stood at 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada peaked at 157.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Canada ranks 51st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 138.99 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 139.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 141.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 141.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 142.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 143.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 143.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 144.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 143.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 142.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 145.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 143.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 145.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 145.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 145.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 144.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 144.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 147.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 147.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 149.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 150.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 147.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 150.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 151.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 150.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 148.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 149.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 148.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 149.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 151.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 151.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 149.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 155.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 150.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 152.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 153.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 155.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 155.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 157.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 155.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 154.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 153.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 149.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 148.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 148.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 145.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 147.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 142.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 143.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 141.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 140.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 139.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 138.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 136.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 134.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 131.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 129.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 128.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 126.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 123.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 121.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 118.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 118.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 116.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 115.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 112.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 111.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 109.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 106.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 104.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 102.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 101.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 142.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 138.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 144.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 145.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 149.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 151.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 157.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 154.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 104.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 48 Belgium 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Armenia 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Chile 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Hong Kong 97.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Austria 96.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Italy 96.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Canada was 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 157.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Canada ranks 51st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.