Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Mexico
Mexico: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
66.14 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
93rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
93.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1989
All-time low
53.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1955
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Mexico, 1955–2022
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 Mexico is 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Mexico peaked at 93.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 53.83 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1955.
That places Mexico 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Mexico, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 53.83 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 59.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1957 | 65.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 1958 | 67.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 66.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 67.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 66.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 65.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 67.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 68.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 68.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 67.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 65.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 64.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 71.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 72.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 69.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 70.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 69.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 69.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 69.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 70.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 72.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 71.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 74.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 73.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 80.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 82.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 88.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 77.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 88.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 89.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 91.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 93.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 93.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 92.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 91.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 92.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 92.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 93.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 84.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 84.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 83.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 82.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 81.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 79.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 76.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 77.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 75.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 74.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 72.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 72.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 71.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 68.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 53.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 67.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 90 Azerbaijan 68.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Ecuador 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 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
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8956 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Mexico?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Mexico was 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 93.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
- How does Mexico rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Mexico ranks 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.