How does Japan rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?

Japan ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Japan 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.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan

Name: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Japan: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

89.01 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

66th

of 111 countries

All-time high

130.81 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1969

All-time low

89.01 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Years of data

1950–2022

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan, 1950–2022

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 Japan stood at 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan peaked at 130.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969 and was at its lowest, 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.

That places Japan 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 people	Change
1950	108.38 deaths per 100,000 people	—
1951	109.78 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.3%
1952	112.42 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.4%
1953	113.33 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.8%
1954	116.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+2.6%
1955	117.49 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.1%
1956	121.27 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.2%
1957	120.64 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
1958	125.05 deaths per 100,000 people	+3.7%
1959	127.05 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.6%
1960	127.93 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.7%
1961	127.97 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1962	127.21 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.6%
1963	128.99 deaths per 100,000 people	+1.4%
1964	129.49 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.4%
1965	129.51 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1966	130.11 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.5%
1967	130.41 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
1968	130.45 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.0%
1969	130.81 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1970	128.76 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
1971	128.11 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.5%
1972	127.81 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1973	128.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
1974	127.82 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1975	125.55 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
1976	126.21 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.5%
1977	126.3 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.1%
1978	126.39 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.1%
1979	127.23 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.7%
1980	127.53 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
1981	127.31 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1982	125.92 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1983	126.92 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.8%
1984	127.36 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1985	127.1 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1986	125.13 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
1987	125.81 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.5%
1988	125.42 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.3%
1989	125.78 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1990	124.39 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
1991	123.9 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.4%
1992	124.25 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.3%
1993	122.37 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.5%
1994	122.65 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.2%
1995	128 deaths per 100,000 people	+4.4%
1996	127.71 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.2%
1997	125.43 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
1998	125.11 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.3%
1999	124.08 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.8%
2000	121.95 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.7%
2001	119.95 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
2002	117.21 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.3%
2003	115.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.6%
2004	116.02 deaths per 100,000 people	+0.6%
2005	113.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.0%
2006	111.75 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.7%
2007	110.5 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.1%
2008	109.46 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.9%
2009	106.66 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
2010	106.22 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.4%
2011	105.12 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.0%
2012	103.26 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.8%
2013	101.92 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.3%
2014	100.5 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
2015	98.53 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.0%
2016	97.17 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
2017	94.65 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.6%
2018	92.56 deaths per 100,000 people	-2.2%
2019	91.27 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
2020	90 deaths per 100,000 people	-1.4%
2021	89.33 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.7%
2022	89.01 deaths per 100,000 people	-0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	117.17 deaths per 100,000 people	108.38 deaths per 100,000 people	127.05 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1960s	129.29 deaths per 100,000 people	127.21 deaths per 100,000 people	130.81 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	127.22 deaths per 100,000 people	125.55 deaths per 100,000 people	128.76 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	126.42 deaths per 100,000 people	125.13 deaths per 100,000 people	127.53 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	124.79 deaths per 100,000 people	122.37 deaths per 100,000 people	128 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	114.25 deaths per 100,000 people	106.66 deaths per 100,000 people	121.95 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	99.12 deaths per 100,000 people	91.27 deaths per 100,000 people	106.22 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	89.45 deaths per 100,000 people	89.01 deaths per 100,000 people	90 deaths per 100,000 people	3

Countries ranked near Japan

63 South Africa 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
64 Finland 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
65 Suriname 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan?: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Japan was 89.01 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 Japan?: The highest recorded value was 130.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
How does Japan rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?: Japan ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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