Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Colombia
Colombia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
78.66 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
81st
of 111 countries
All-time high
128.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1985
All-time low
78.66 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
60
1953–2021
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Colombia, 1953–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Colombia peaked at 128.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Colombia 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Colombia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 85.6 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1954 | 80.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1955 | 82.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 87.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1957 | 89.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 87.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 90.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 93.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 91.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 95.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 100.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 101.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 100.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 106.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 109.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 109.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 101.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 106.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 110.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 109.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 105.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 106.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 118.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 128.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 124.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 113.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 106.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 107.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 104.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 105.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 106.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 107.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 106.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 99.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 99.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 100.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 96.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 100.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 100.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 97.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 98.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 96.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 94.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 92.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 92.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 87.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 86.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 81.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 83.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 83.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 86.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1960s | 101.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 116.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 102.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 107.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 100.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 78 Philippines 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Mauritius 79.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Switzerland 79.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 South Korea 78.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Costa Rica 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Paraguay 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,207 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Colombia?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Colombia was 78.66 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 128.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.