Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Oman
Oman: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Oman, 2009–2021
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 Oman is 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Oman peaked at 31.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.21 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Oman ranks 111th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Oman, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31.92 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 23.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 21.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 22.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 18.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 23.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 23.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Oman?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Oman was 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 31.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Oman ranks 111th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.