Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Syrian Arab Republic, 1998–2010
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2010. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 108th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.45 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 34.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 31.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 24.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 27.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 29.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 25.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 24.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 31.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 105 Tajikistan 45.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Egypt 42.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Bahrain 39.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Maldives 32.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 Qatar 30.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 111 Oman 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people
More health data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 7.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Syrian Arab Republic was 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 38.01 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 108th out of 111 countries with data for 2010.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.