Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Germany
Germany: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
109.29 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
29th
of 111 countries
All-time high
156.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
109.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Germany, 1990–2020
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 Germany is 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Germany peaked at 156.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Germany ranks 29th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Germany, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 153.8 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 156.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 156.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 155.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 152.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 150.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 148.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 145.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 144.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 141.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 139.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 134.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 134.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 132.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 129.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 128.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 126.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 123.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 124.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 122.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 121.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 120.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 118.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 119.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 116.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 116.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 116.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 113.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 112.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 111.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 156.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 139.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 26 French Guiana 110.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Bulgaria 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 109.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Netherlands 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 North Macedonia 108.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Portugal 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Germany?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Germany was 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 156.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.