Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan
Jordan: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan, 2008–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan is 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan peaked at 64.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
That places Jordan 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 61.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 64.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 63.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 64.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 56.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 58.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 61.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 94 Guatemala 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Kazakhstan 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Sri Lanka 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Kuwait 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Malaysia 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Nicaragua 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jordan was 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Jordan ranks 97th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.