Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Greece
Greece: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
105.72 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
38th
of 111 countries
All-time high
126.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1995
All-time low
103.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Greece, 1961–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2022.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Greece peaked at 126.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 103.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1961.
Greece ranks 38th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Greece, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103.96 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1962 | 104.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 106.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 107.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 108.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 108.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 110.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 110.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 112.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 106.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 108.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 111.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 111.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 116.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 118.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 124.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 123.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 124.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 126.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 121.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 122.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 123.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 124.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 123.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 124.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 123.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 124.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 124.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 123.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 122.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 123.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 124.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 125.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 125.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 126.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 125.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 124.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 121.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 125.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 125.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 126.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 123.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 123.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 122.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 118.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 120.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 119.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 117.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 114.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 112.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 117.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 117.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 117.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 117.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 116.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 114.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 113.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 112.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 112.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 110.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 103.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 112.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1970s | 117.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 126.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 112.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 112.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 35 Ukraine 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Norway 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Bahamas 106.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 France 103.03 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Greece?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Greece was 105.72 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 126.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.