Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Israel
Israel: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
84.69 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
70th
of 111 countries
All-time high
143.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1979
All-time low
84.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
48
1975–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Israel, 1975–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Israel recorded 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Israel peaked at 143.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979 and was at its lowest, 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Israel ranks 70th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Israel, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 134.58 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1976 | 137.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 138.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 140.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 143.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 135.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 127.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 125.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 128.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 126.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 122.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 125.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 124.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 124.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 121.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 124.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 125.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 123.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 130.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 133.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 134.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 132.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 127.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 131.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 124.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 124.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 123.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 123.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 122.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 116.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 116.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 114.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 114 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 112.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 106.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 108.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 103.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 105.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 102.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 101.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 100.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 96.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 94.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 86.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 126.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 108.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 67 Sweden 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Cyprus 86.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Belize 85.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Thailand 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Guyana 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Iran, Islamic Republic of 83.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Israel?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Israel was 84.69 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 143.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Israel rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Israel ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.