Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Norway
Norway: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
106.39 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
36th
of 111 countries
All-time high
143.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1988
All-time low
106.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
66
1951–2016
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Norway, 1951–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Norway recorded 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Norway peaked at 143.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Norway 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Norway, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 138.82 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1952 | 136.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 134.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 135.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 133.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 132.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 131.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 130.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 130.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 130.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 129.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 128.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 131.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 128.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 129.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 127.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 129.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 135.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 135.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 133.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 133.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 131.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 130.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 127.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 133.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 136.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 136.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 136 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 137.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 133.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 138.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 139.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 138.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 136.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 140.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 139.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 138.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 143.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 138.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 137.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 136.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 135.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 138.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 140.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 138.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 141.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 141.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 134.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 134.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 134 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 133.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 133.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 130.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 128.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 126.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 123.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 124.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 122.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 119.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 121.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 118.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 115.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 111.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 111.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 108.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 133.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 130.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 138.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1960s | 130.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 133.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 137.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 138.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 134 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 33 Seychelles 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Ukraine 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Bahamas 106.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Greece 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 France 103.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Norway?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Norway was 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 143.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.