Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Netherlands
Netherlands: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
108.83 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 111 countries
All-time high
176.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
All-time low
108.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Netherlands peaked at 176.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 30th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 158.14 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 158.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 158.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 156.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 159.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 156.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 158.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 157.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 159.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 158.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 161.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 162.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 161.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 165.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 168.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 167.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 169.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 171.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 176.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 172.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 170.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 169.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 170.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 173.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 171.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 173.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 170.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 171.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 171.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 169.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 171.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 169.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 168.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 169.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 168.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 169.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 171.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 170.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 167.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 164.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 163.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 162.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 162.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 160.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 158.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 159.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 154.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 155.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 151.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 148.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 148.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 146.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 146.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 144.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 142.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 140.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 140.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 139.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 139.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 137.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 136.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 129.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 128.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 128.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 128.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 124.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 117.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 114.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 113.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 113.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 112.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 158.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 156.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 167.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 161.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 176.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 171.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 173.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 167.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 171.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 159.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 154.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 164.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 139.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 151.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 114.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 139.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 27 Bulgaria 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 109.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Germany 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 North Macedonia 108.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Portugal 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Seychelles 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Netherlands?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Netherlands was 108.83 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 176.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Netherlands ranks 30th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.