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
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kazakhstan, 1981–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 92 Turkmenistan 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Mexico 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Guatemala 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 Sri Lanka 58.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Jordan 54.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Kuwait 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 407 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.