Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Czechia
Czechia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Czechia, 1986–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Czechia peaked at 199.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Czechia ranks 21st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Czechia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 196.73 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 195.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 199.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 197.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 199.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 198.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 195.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 194.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 193.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 193.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 187.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 185.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 182.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 181.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 182 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 178.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 178.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 178.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 175.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 166.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 162.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 155.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 153.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 150.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 149.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 142.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 140.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 136.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 133.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 129.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 129.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 125.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 125.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 123.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 118.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 116.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 197.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 195.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 199.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 191.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 181.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 199.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 182 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 18 Belarus 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Barbados 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Estonia 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Denmark 112.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 New Zealand 112.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Czechia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7726 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.23 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,693 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Czechia?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Czechia was 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 199.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Czechia ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.