Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Finland
Finland: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
91.52 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
64th
of 111 countries
All-time high
168.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1953
All-time low
91.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
71
1952–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Finland, 1952–2022
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 Finland stood at 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Finland peaked at 168.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 1953 and was at its lowest, 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Finland ranks 64th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Finland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 167.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1953 | 168.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 164.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 163.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 161.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 167.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 163.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 163.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 165.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 163.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 157.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 161.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 162.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 157.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 157.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 155.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 160.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 160.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 156.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 158.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 153.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 152.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 152.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 148.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 151.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 147.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 149.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 149.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 145.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 145.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 140.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 143.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 141.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 139.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 136.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 134.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 134.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 133.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 131.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 127.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 129.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 129.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 123.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 124.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 122.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 121.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 120.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 117.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 116.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 114.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 111.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 111.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 109.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 109.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 107.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 105.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 104.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 102.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 105.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 102.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 102.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 101.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 95.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 165.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 161.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 168.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1960s | 160.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 155.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 165.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 151.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 158.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 139.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 145.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 131.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 94.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 61 Malta 93.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Brazil 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 South Africa 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Suriname 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Japan 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Sweden 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.7 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 545 (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 Finland?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Finland was 91.52 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 168.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 1953.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Finland ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.