Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Serbia
Serbia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
139.12 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
5th
of 111 countries
All-time high
159.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
All-time low
133.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Serbia, 1998–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Serbia peaked at 159.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 133.85 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 5th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 143.85 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 144.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 147.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 145.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 148.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 149.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 152.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 154.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 156.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 156.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 157.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 159.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 159.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 154.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 154.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 152.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 152.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 152.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 152.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 150.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 149.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 147.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 143.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 138.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 133.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 144.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 152.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 145.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 159.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 143.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 2 Hungary 153.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Grenada 145.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Croatia 145.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Moldova 137.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Latvia 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 9.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Serbia?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Serbia was 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 159.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.85 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.