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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Suriname

Suriname: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
90.74 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
65th
of 111 countries
All-time high
109 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1982
All-time low
38.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1996
Years of data
42
1963–2014

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Suriname, 1963–2014

02550751001963198820141963: 79.5 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 82.5 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 75.6 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 74.2 deaths per 100,000 people1971: 54.5 deaths per 100,000 people1975: 98.2 deaths per 100,000 people1976: 76.8 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 71.2 deaths per 100,000 people1978: 78.8 deaths per 100,000 people1979: 77.5 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 85.8 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 77.1 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 109 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 106.4 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 92.8 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 67.4 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 63.5 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 61.4 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 60 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 85 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 64 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 71.1 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 40.1 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 38.8 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 46.1 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 57.8 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 67.7 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 72 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 80 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 96 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 84.3 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 84.2 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 77.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 87.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 77.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 90.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 82.9 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 83.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 89.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 78.3 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 99 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 90.7 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 2014, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Suriname stood at 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Suriname peaked at 109 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 38.82 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1996.

Suriname ranks 65th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

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

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1963 79.48 deaths per 100,000 people —
1964 82.55 deaths per 100,000 people +3.9%
1965 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people -8.4%
1966 74.17 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
1971 54.5 deaths per 100,000 people -26.5%
1975 98.18 deaths per 100,000 people +80.1%
1976 76.8 deaths per 100,000 people -21.8%
1977 71.16 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
1978 78.82 deaths per 100,000 people +10.8%
1979 77.54 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
1980 85.84 deaths per 100,000 people +10.7%
1981 77.07 deaths per 100,000 people -10.2%
1982 109 deaths per 100,000 people +41.4%
1984 106.45 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
1985 92.81 deaths per 100,000 people -12.8%
1986 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people -27.4%
1987 63.51 deaths per 100,000 people -5.7%
1988 61.39 deaths per 100,000 people -3.3%
1989 59.97 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
1990 85.01 deaths per 100,000 people +41.8%
1991 63.99 deaths per 100,000 people -24.7%
1992 71.07 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
1995 40.1 deaths per 100,000 people -43.6%
1996 38.82 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
1997 46.11 deaths per 100,000 people +18.8%
1998 57.75 deaths per 100,000 people +25.2%
1999 67.69 deaths per 100,000 people +17.2%
2000 72.02 deaths per 100,000 people +6.4%
2001 80.03 deaths per 100,000 people +11.1%
2002 96.02 deaths per 100,000 people +20.0%
2003 84.3 deaths per 100,000 people -12.2%
2004 84.22 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2005 77.8 deaths per 100,000 people -7.6%
2006 87.77 deaths per 100,000 people +12.8%
2007 77.93 deaths per 100,000 people -11.2%
2008 90.53 deaths per 100,000 people +16.2%
2009 82.86 deaths per 100,000 people -8.5%
2010 83.69 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
2011 89.63 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
2012 78.26 deaths per 100,000 people -12.7%
2013 98.96 deaths per 100,000 people +26.5%
2014 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77.95 deaths per 100,000 people 74.17 deaths per 100,000 people 82.55 deaths per 100,000 people 4
1970s 76.17 deaths per 100,000 people 54.5 deaths per 100,000 people 98.18 deaths per 100,000 people 6
1980s 80.38 deaths per 100,000 people 59.97 deaths per 100,000 people 109 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1990s 58.82 deaths per 100,000 people 38.82 deaths per 100,000 people 85.01 deaths per 100,000 people 8
2000s 83.35 deaths per 100,000 people 72.02 deaths per 100,000 people 96.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 88.25 deaths per 100,000 people 78.26 deaths per 100,000 people 98.96 deaths per 100,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 62 Brazil 93.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 63 South Africa 92.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 64 Finland 91.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 66 Japan 89.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 67 Sweden 86.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 68 Cyprus 86.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Suriname?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Suriname was 90.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 109 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 38.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Suriname ranks 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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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