Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
80.54 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
75th
of 111 countries
All-time high
196.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1982
All-time low
80.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
57
1967–2023
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Luxembourg, 1967–2023
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 Luxembourg stood at 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Luxembourg peaked at 196.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Luxembourg ranks 75th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 183.5 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1968 | 177.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 181.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 180.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 179.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 174.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 181.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 164.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 184.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 173.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 180.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 179.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 168.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 181.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 187.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 196.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 178.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 177.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 181.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 170.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 185.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 173.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 165.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 167.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 161.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 164.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 165.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 150.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 159.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 150.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 146.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 148.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 132.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 138.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 132.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 128.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 131.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 122.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 119.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 119.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 125.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 115.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 123.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 119.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 119.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 116.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 108.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 112.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 103.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 102.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 102.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 95.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 87.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 82.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 177.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 183.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 176.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 164.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 184.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 179.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 165.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 196.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 154.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 167.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 115.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 138.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 72 Guyana 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Iran 83.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 74 Singapore 80.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Puerto Rico 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 79.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 78 Philippines 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Luxembourg?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Luxembourg was 80.54 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 196.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Luxembourg ranks 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.