Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Portugal
Portugal: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
107.94 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
32nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
128.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
93.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1956
Years of data
63
1955–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Portugal peaked at 128.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 93.26 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1956.
That places Portugal 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Portugal, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 93.62 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 93.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 95.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 95.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 98.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 100.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 101.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 105.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 105.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 109.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 107.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 114.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 112.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 114.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 115.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 120.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 118.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 121.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 118.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 114.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 118.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 117.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 121.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 123.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 125.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 117.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 119.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 117.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 123.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 124.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 123.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 124.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 125.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 125.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 127.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 125.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 126.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 128.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 125.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 127.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 127.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 126.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 125.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 123.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 123.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 124.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 123.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 123.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 118.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 118.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 118.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 118.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 118.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 117.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 116.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 115.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 115.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 115.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 115.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 114.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 114.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 108.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 100.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 115.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 118.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 116.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 114.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 29 Germany 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Netherlands 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 North Macedonia 108.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Seychelles 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Ukraine 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Portugal?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Portugal was 107.94 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 128.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 1956.
- How does Portugal rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Portugal ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.