Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
65.77 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
94th
of 111 countries
All-time high
93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
51.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1965
Years of data
55
1963–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guatemala, 1963–2022
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 Guatemala stood at 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guatemala peaked at 93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 51.98 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1965.
That places Guatemala 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 75 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1964 | 80.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 51.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.3% |
| 1966 | 54.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 58.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 52.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 52.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 54.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 56.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 59.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 54.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 52.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 60.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 61.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 59.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 59.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 66.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 52.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 53.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 58.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 56.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 56.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 57.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 58.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 62.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 85.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.0% |
| 1995 | 82.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 71.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 81.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 85.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 86.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 88.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 85.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 90 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 90.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 89.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 92.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 89.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 87.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 88.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 82.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 85.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 81.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 79.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 76.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 74.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 72.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 70.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 69.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 71.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 74.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1970s | 56.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1980s | 58.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 72.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guatemala?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guatemala was 65.77 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Guatemala ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.