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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt

Egypt: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
42.52 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
106th
of 111 countries
All-time high
56.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
All-time low
25.58 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1976
Years of data
37
1965–2019

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt, 1965–2019

02040601965199220191965: 29.1 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 32.7 deaths per 100,000 people1967: 32 deaths per 100,000 people1970: 33 deaths per 100,000 people1971: 30.6 deaths per 100,000 people1972: 30 deaths per 100,000 people1973: 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people1974: 27.9 deaths per 100,000 people1975: 27.1 deaths per 100,000 people1976: 25.6 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 25.8 deaths per 100,000 people1978: 26 deaths per 100,000 people1979: 26.8 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 31.1 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 34.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 38.3 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 40.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 43.1 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 43.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 43.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 44 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 42.8 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 44.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 46 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 47.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 47.7 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 48.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 50.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 56.6 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 48.9 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 48.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 46.6 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 47.1 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 42.5 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt peaked at 56.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1976.

That places Egypt 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1965 29.1 deaths per 100,000 people —
1966 32.67 deaths per 100,000 people +12.3%
1967 32.01 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
1970 33.04 deaths per 100,000 people +3.2%
1971 30.65 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1972 29.97 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
1973 28.15 deaths per 100,000 people -6.1%
1974 27.88 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
1975 27.1 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
1976 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people -5.6%
1977 25.82 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
1978 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
1979 26.84 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
1980 25.74 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
1987 29.92 deaths per 100,000 people +16.3%
1991 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
1992 31.07 deaths per 100,000 people +3.8%
2000 34.49 deaths per 100,000 people +11.0%
2001 38.32 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
2002 40.26 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2003 43.15 deaths per 100,000 people +7.2%
2004 43.55 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2005 43.82 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2006 43.99 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2007 42.82 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2008 44.54 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2009 45.97 deaths per 100,000 people +3.2%
2010 47.15 deaths per 100,000 people +2.6%
2011 47.69 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
2012 48.17 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
2013 50.85 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%
2014 56.59 deaths per 100,000 people +11.3%
2015 48.88 deaths per 100,000 people -13.6%
2016 48.54 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2017 46.63 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
2018 47.09 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
2019 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.26 deaths per 100,000 people 29.1 deaths per 100,000 people 32.67 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1970s 28.11 deaths per 100,000 people 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people 33.04 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 27.83 deaths per 100,000 people 25.74 deaths per 100,000 people 29.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2
1990s 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people 29.93 deaths per 100,000 people 31.07 deaths per 100,000 people 2
2000s 42.09 deaths per 100,000 people 34.49 deaths per 100,000 people 45.97 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 48.41 deaths per 100,000 people 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people 56.59 deaths per 100,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 103 El Salvador 51.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 104 Dominican Republic 47.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 105 Tajikistan 45.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 107 Bahrain 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 108 Syria 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 109 Maldives 32.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Egypt was 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 56.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 1976.
How does Egypt rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Egypt ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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