Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Poland
Poland: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
126.58 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
12th
of 111 countries
All-time high
167.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
97.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1959
Years of data
62
1959–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Poland, 1959–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Poland peaked at 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.53 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1959.
That places Poland 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Poland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 97.53 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1960 | 105.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 113.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 119.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 127.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 133.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 135.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 134.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 135.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 137.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 136.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 138.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 141.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 140.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 141.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 140.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 140.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 143.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 143.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 144.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 144.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 151.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 152.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 152.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 156.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 159.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 159.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 160.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 162.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 164.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 163.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 165.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 165.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 163.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 165.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 165.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 166.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 165.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 163.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 167.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 166.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 164.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 164.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 162.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 161.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 159.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 156.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 154.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 149.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 146.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 147.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 143.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 143.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 146.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 142.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 139.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 137.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 135.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 132.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 123.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 97.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1960s | 127.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 137.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 142.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 138.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 144.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 151.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 164.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 165 deaths per 100,000 people | 163.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 166.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 162.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 154.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 149.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 9 Uruguay 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Slovenia 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Cuba 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Slovakia 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Lithuania 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Romania 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Poland?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Poland was 126.58 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 167.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1959.
- How does Poland rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Poland ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.