Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Paraguay
Paraguay: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
75.79 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
84th
of 111 countries
All-time high
81.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
74.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Paraguay peaked at 81.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.16 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 84th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.41 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 79.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 75.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 76.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 78.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 77.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 78.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 74.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 77.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 75.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 80.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 80.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 80.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 81.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 81 Colombia 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 South Korea 78.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Costa Rica 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Georgia 75.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Turkey 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Mayotte 74.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Paraguay?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Paraguay was 75.79 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.