Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Panama
Panama: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
70.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
89th
of 111 countries
All-time high
94.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1977
All-time low
69.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
61
1955–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Panama, 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 Panama is 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Panama peaked at 94.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977 and was at its lowest, 69.14 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Panama ranks 89th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Panama, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 74.47 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 76.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 76.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 83.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1959 | 81.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 82.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 81.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 89.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 84.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 86.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 80.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 81.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 80.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 80.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 87.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 82.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 84.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 85.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 83.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 80.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 90.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 93.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 94.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 84.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 92.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 91.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 90.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 91.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 86.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 92.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 86.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 90.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 93.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 85.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 90.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 82.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 80.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 81.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 80.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 84.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 80.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 81.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 86.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 85.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 85.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 84.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 79.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 79.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 79.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 80.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 74.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 74.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 83.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 83.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 94.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 83.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 86 Türkiye 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Mayotte 74.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Peru 73.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Panama?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Panama was 70.02 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.14 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Panama ranks 89th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.