Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
53.79 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
98th
of 111 countries
All-time high
125.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1975
All-time low
51.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
43
1972–2023
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait, 1972–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait stood at 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait peaked at 125.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 51.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 98th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 96.58 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1975 | 125.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.8% |
| 1976 | 96.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 88.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 86.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 96.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 109.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 102.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 114.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 115.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 97.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 113.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 1986 | 102.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 83.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 83.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 75.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 84.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 85.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 98.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 80.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 66.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 74.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 67.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 68.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 74.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 77.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 82.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 85.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 65.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 59.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 69.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 60.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 55.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 62.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 55 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 53.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 62.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 53.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 55.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 52.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 56.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 51.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 104.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 115.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 81.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 72.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 59.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 95 Kazakhstan 64.55 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
- 99 Malaysia 53.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Nicaragua 53.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 53.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Kuwait was 53.79 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 125.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Kuwait ranks 98th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.