Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia
Estonia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
113.23 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
22nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
166.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
113.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
40
1981–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia, 1981–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia stood at 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia peaked at 166.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Estonia 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 144.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 146.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 150.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 149.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 148.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 151.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 156.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 152.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 166.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 159.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 164.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 157.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 157.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 158.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 159.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 161.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 152.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 152.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 149.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 151.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 147.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 149.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 148.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 150.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 146.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 143.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 141.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 139.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 140.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 139.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 136.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 140.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 138.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 132.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 132.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 135.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 127.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 124.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 122.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 149.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 144.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 156.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 159.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 166.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 152.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 19 Barbados 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Czechia 113.36 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
- 25 Ireland 110.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Estonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.2356 % 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 0.0162 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 141 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Estonia was 113.23 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 166.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.