Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Chile
Chile: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
98.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 111 countries
All-time high
176.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
All-time low
98.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Chile, 1955–2022
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 Chile stood at 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Chile peaked at 176.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Chile ranks 50th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Chile, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 150.86 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 154.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 155.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 155.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 166.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 164.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 160.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 159.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 165.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 164.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 169.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 175.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 173.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 176.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 174.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 170.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 171.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 170.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 174.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 151.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 155.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 154.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 150.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 146.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 149.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 146.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 145.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 145.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 147.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 142.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 148.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 144.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 145.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 141.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 141.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 142.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 142.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 141.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 141.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 139.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 139.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 137.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 134.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 133.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 132.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 131.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 127.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 127.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 127.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 123.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 123.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 120.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 115.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 118.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 116.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 115.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 115.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 112.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 110.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 109.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 107.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 104.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 102.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 101.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 98.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 156.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 166.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 168.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 176.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 159.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 146.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 174.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 142.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 131.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 101.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Belgium 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Armenia 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Canada 98.02 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
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0812 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Chile?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Chile was 98.03 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 176.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.