Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Cuba
Cuba: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
126.78 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 111 countries
All-time high
147.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1964
All-time low
122.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1997
Years of data
55
1964–2021
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Cuba, 1964–2021
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 Cuba stood at 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Cuba peaked at 147.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 1964 and was at its lowest, 122.47 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1997.
That places Cuba 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 147.51 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1968 | 142.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 138.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 132.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 134.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 135.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 135.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 133.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 132.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 140.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 140.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 132.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 123.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 127.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 131.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 130.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 136.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 129.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 128.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 130.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 125.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 140.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 127.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 128.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 126.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 128.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 124.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 126.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 125.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 126.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 122.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 124.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 128 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 125.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 126.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 128.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 131.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 131.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 131.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 132.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 133.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 135.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 133.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 135.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 129.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 131.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 130.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 132.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 131.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 129.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 129.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 126.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 125.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 126.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 138.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 133.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 130.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Uruguay 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Slovenia 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Poland 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Slovakia 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Lithuania 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Cuba?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Cuba was 126.78 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 147.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 1964.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 1997.
- How does Cuba rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Cuba ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.