Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Philippines
Philippines: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
79.46 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
78th
of 111 countries
All-time high
90.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
41.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1963
Years of data
30
1963–2019
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Philippines, 1963–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Philippines peaked at 90.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 41.23 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1963.
Philippines ranks 78th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Philippines, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 41.23 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1964 | 44.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 47.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 47.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 49.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 52.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 54.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 73.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 75.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 69.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 74.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 76.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 79.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 82.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 86.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 90.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 90.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 87.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 86.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 78.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 82.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 79.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 80.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 77.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 88.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 90.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 75 Luxembourg 80.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Puerto Rico 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 79.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Mauritius 79.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Switzerland 79.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Colombia 78.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Philippines?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Philippines was 79.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 90.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.23 deaths per 100,000 people in 1963.
- How does Philippines rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Philippines ranks 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.