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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia

Slovenia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
126.79 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
10th
of 111 countries
All-time high
171.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
122.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
39
1985–2023

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia, 1985–2023

0501001501985200420231985: 163.6 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 158.7 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 159.2 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 161.2 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 159.1 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 159.9 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 166.2 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 167.3 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 171 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 162.9 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 166.3 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 163.4 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 167.5 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 162.3 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 161.1 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 156.4 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 157.2 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 155.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 152.4 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 150.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 150.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 154.7 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 153.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 151.4 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 149.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 144.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 141.7 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 143.7 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 135.4 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 140.8 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 137.8 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 137.8 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 139.1 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 128.2 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 128.8 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 123.2 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 122.4 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 126.8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia stood at 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia peaked at 171.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 122.36 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.

That places Slovenia 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1985 163.64 deaths per 100,000 people —
1986 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
1987 159.25 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
1988 161.24 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
1989 159.14 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
1990 159.91 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
1991 166.17 deaths per 100,000 people +3.9%
1992 167.32 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
1993 171.02 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
1994 162.87 deaths per 100,000 people -4.8%
1995 166.32 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
1996 163.38 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1997 167.45 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
1998 162.32 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
1999 161.12 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2000 156.44 deaths per 100,000 people -2.9%
2001 156.29 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2002 157.22 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2003 155.82 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2004 152.44 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2005 150.45 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
2006 150.84 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2007 154.69 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2008 153.5 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2009 151.41 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2010 149.21 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
2011 144.64 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2012 141.7 deaths per 100,000 people -2.0%
2013 143.65 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
2014 135.41 deaths per 100,000 people -5.7%
2015 140.85 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2016 137.79 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2017 137.85 deaths per 100,000 people +0.0%
2018 139.14 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2019 128.24 deaths per 100,000 people -7.8%
2020 128.77 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2021 123.23 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
2022 122.36 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2023 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 160.39 deaths per 100,000 people 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people 163.64 deaths per 100,000 people 5
1990s 164.79 deaths per 100,000 people 159.91 deaths per 100,000 people 171.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 153.91 deaths per 100,000 people 150.45 deaths per 100,000 people 157.22 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 139.85 deaths per 100,000 people 128.24 deaths per 100,000 people 149.21 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 125.29 deaths per 100,000 people 122.36 deaths per 100,000 people 128.77 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 7 Latvia 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 9 Uruguay 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 11 Cuba 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 12 Poland 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 13 Slovakia 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Slovenia was 126.79 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 Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 171.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 122.36 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
How does Slovenia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Slovenia ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia 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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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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