Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
67.35 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
91st
of 111 countries
All-time high
109.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1985
All-time low
61.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
Years of data
56
1966–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador is 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador peaked at 109.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 61.03 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 91st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 64.67 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1967 | 70.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 61.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 66.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 65.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 63.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 62.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 64.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 66.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 66.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 76.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 86.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 89.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 81.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 102.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.6% |
| 1983 | 85.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 103.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 109.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 104.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 96.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 99.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 90.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 88.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 90.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 86.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 85.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 83.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 84.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 85.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 83.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 83.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 79.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 75.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 74.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 77.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 79.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 80.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 79.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 78.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 77.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 77.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 71.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 72.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 72.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 74.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 69.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 68.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 70.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 69.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 88 Peru 73.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Panama 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 68.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Mexico 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Guatemala 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ecuador was 67.35 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 109.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Ecuador ranks 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.