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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana

Guyana: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
84.4 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
72nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
99.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
54.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1979
Years of data
35
1977–2020

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana, 1977–2020

0204060801001977199820201977: 99.2 deaths per 100,000 people1979: 54.2 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 58.7 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 70.3 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 90.6 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 88.7 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 77.9 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 73 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 87 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 59.3 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 78.7 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 80.1 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 85.8 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 79.3 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 77.3 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 99.8 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 81.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 89 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 87.5 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 90.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 76.2 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 85.7 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 90.1 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 78.4 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 88.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 94 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 81.9 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 78.4 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 83.8 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 85.9 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 72.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 87.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 82.5 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 74 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2020, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana stood at 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana peaked at 99.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1979.

That places Guyana 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1977 99.2 deaths per 100,000 people —
1979 54.22 deaths per 100,000 people -45.3%
1984 58.68 deaths per 100,000 people +8.2%
1988 70.27 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
1989 90.57 deaths per 100,000 people +28.9%
1990 88.71 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
1991 77.93 deaths per 100,000 people -12.2%
1992 72.97 deaths per 100,000 people -6.4%
1993 87.02 deaths per 100,000 people +19.3%
1994 59.3 deaths per 100,000 people -31.9%
1995 78.74 deaths per 100,000 people +32.8%
1996 80.14 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
1997 85.76 deaths per 100,000 people +7.0%
1998 79.33 deaths per 100,000 people -7.5%
1999 77.33 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
2001 99.84 deaths per 100,000 people +29.1%
2002 81.28 deaths per 100,000 people -18.6%
2003 88.98 deaths per 100,000 people +9.5%
2004 87.49 deaths per 100,000 people -1.7%
2005 90.42 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
2006 76.16 deaths per 100,000 people -15.8%
2007 85.7 deaths per 100,000 people +12.5%
2008 90.05 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2009 78.45 deaths per 100,000 people -12.9%
2010 88.69 deaths per 100,000 people +13.1%
2011 94 deaths per 100,000 people +6.0%
2012 81.87 deaths per 100,000 people -12.9%
2013 78.43 deaths per 100,000 people -4.2%
2014 83.8 deaths per 100,000 people +6.8%
2015 85.92 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2016 72.47 deaths per 100,000 people -15.7%
2017 87.23 deaths per 100,000 people +20.4%
2018 82.46 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
2019 74.03 deaths per 100,000 people -10.2%
2020 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people +14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 76.71 deaths per 100,000 people 54.22 deaths per 100,000 people 99.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2
1980s 73.17 deaths per 100,000 people 58.68 deaths per 100,000 people 90.57 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1990s 78.72 deaths per 100,000 people 59.3 deaths per 100,000 people 88.71 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 86.49 deaths per 100,000 people 76.16 deaths per 100,000 people 99.84 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 82.89 deaths per 100,000 people 72.47 deaths per 100,000 people 94 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 69 Belize 85.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 70 Israel 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 71 Thailand 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 73 Iran 83.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 74 Singapore 80.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 75 Luxembourg 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Guyana was 84.4 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 99.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 54.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
How does Guyana rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Guyana ranks 72nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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