Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in France
France: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
103.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 111 countries
All-time high
161.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1986
All-time low
103.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in France, 1950–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
France recorded 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in France peaked at 161.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986 and was at its lowest, 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places France 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in France, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 136.35 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 134.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 140.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 139.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 140.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 141.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 143.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 145.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 146.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 147.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 149.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 149.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 150.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 153.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 153.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 153.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 155.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 154.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 156.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 151.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 148.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 151.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 154.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 154.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 157.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 156.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 158.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 157 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 158.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 158.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 157.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 158.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 157.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 158.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 158.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 158.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 161.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 158.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 157.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 157.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 154.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 153.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 153.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 152.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 149.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 148.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 147.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 144.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 147.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 145.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 143.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 141.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 141.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 138.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 135.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 134.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 131.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 128.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 127.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 126.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 123.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 121.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 119.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 116.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 116.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 116.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 114.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 112.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 109.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 108.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 105.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 103.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 141.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 152.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 156.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 155.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 148.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 158.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 157.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 161.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 144.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 154.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 108.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 36 Norway 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Bahamas 106.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Greece 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Iceland 102.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Antigua and Barbuda 102.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in France?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in France was 103.03 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 161.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does France rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- France ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.