Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Romania
Romania: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
120.91 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
15th
of 111 countries
All-time high
158.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1962
All-time low
111.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
Years of data
62
1959–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Romania, 1959–2022
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 Romania is 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Romania peaked at 158.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962 and was at its lowest, 111.43 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1984.
That places Romania 15th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Romania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 134.28 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1960 | 142.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 158.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 158.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 123.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.9% |
| 1964 | 154.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 1965 | 148.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 141.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 138.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 141.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 117.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1970 | 114.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 115.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 115.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 115.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 114.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 114.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 114.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 117.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 117.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 117.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 111.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 112.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 111.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 111.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 116.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 117.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 115.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 117.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 116.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 116.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 121.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 125.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 126.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 127.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 130.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 131.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 130.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 130.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 133.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 136.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 138.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 138.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 137.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 139.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 139.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 138.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 139.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 140.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 139.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 139.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 141.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 141.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 142.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 143.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 143.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 141.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 140.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 134.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 133.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 134.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1960s | 142.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 158.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 114.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 114.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 131.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 140.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 134.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 12 Poland 126.58 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
- 16 Russian Federation 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Jamaica 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Belarus 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Romania?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Romania was 120.91 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 158.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 1962.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
- How does Romania rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Romania ranks 15th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.