Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
64.55 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
95th
of 111 countries
All-time high
167.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1990
All-time low
64.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
41
1981–2023

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan, 1981–2023

0501001501981200220231981: 157.6 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 152.4 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 159.9 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 162.8 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 164.3 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 165.2 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 166.4 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 167.3 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 166.7 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 163.2 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 159.8 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 158.7 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 157.8 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 156.1 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 152.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 154.2 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 149.3 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 148.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 145.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 141.8 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 139.1 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 134.8 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 133.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 128.5 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 126.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 124.1 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 120.4 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 120.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 112.7 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 113.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 108.1 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 99.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 97.2 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 91.9 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 86.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 81.8 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 79.1 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 77.6 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 72.4 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 65.5 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 64.5 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

Kazakhstan recorded 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan peaked at 167.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.

Kazakhstan ranks 95th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan, 1981 to 2023.
Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 157.61 deaths per 100,000 people
1982 152.35 deaths per 100,000 people -3.3%
1985 159.94 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
1986 162.81 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
1987 164.33 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
1988 165.22 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
1989 166.38 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
1990 167.34 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
1991 166.73 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
1992 163.23 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
1993 159.75 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
1994 158.73 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
1995 157.77 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
1996 156.07 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
1997 152.89 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
1998 154.23 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
1999 149.25 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
2000 148.12 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2001 145.19 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
2002 141.83 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
2003 139.14 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2004 134.81 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2005 133.76 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2006 128.46 deaths per 100,000 people -4.0%
2007 126.9 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
2008 124.08 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2009 120.37 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
2010 120.68 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2011 112.71 deaths per 100,000 people -6.6%
2012 113.12 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2013 108.08 deaths per 100,000 people -4.4%
2014 99.49 deaths per 100,000 people -8.0%
2015 97.2 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
2016 91.88 deaths per 100,000 people -5.5%
2017 86.19 deaths per 100,000 people -6.2%
2018 81.79 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2019 79.05 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
2020 77.64 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
2021 72.43 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
2022 65.47 deaths per 100,000 people -9.6%
2023 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 161.23 deaths per 100,000 people 152.35 deaths per 100,000 people 166.38 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 158.6 deaths per 100,000 people 149.25 deaths per 100,000 people 167.34 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 134.27 deaths per 100,000 people 120.37 deaths per 100,000 people 148.12 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 99.02 deaths per 100,000 people 79.05 deaths per 100,000 people 120.68 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people 77.64 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 92 Turkmenistan 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 93 Mexico 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 94 Guatemala 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 96 Sri Lanka 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 97 Jordan 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 98 Kuwait 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan was 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 167.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
How does Kazakhstan rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Kazakhstan ranks 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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