Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Thailand
Thailand: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.41 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
71st
of 111 countries
All-time high
91.92 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
19.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1971
Years of data
49
1969–2023
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Thailand, 1969–2023
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 Thailand is 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Thailand peaked at 91.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.3 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1971.
Thailand ranks 71st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Thailand, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 20.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 19.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 21.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 25.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 27.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 30.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 22.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.3% |
| 1977 | 28.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.0% |
| 1978 | 30.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 34.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 40.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 39.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 41.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 41.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 40.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 41.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 41.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 46.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 53.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 55.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 56.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 66.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 61.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 56.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 48.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 54.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 63.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 68.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 79.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 80.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 75.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 86.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 85 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 87.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 89.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 91.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 89.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 26.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 57.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 66.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 68.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Thailand?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Thailand was 84.41 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 91.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 deaths per 100,000 people in 1971.
- How does Thailand rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.