Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Türkiye
Türkiye: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Türkiye, 2009–2023
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 Türkiye is 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Türkiye peaked at 101.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.46 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 86th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 91.53 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 94.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 95.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 95.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 101.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 100.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 97.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 92.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 86 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 82.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 80.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 75.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 75.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 86 deaths per 100,000 people | 101.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 83 Costa Rica 78.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Paraguay 75.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Georgia 75.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Mayotte 74.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Peru 73.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Panama 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Türkiye
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.43 % 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 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.76 % 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 0.0081 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Türkiye?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Türkiye was 75.62 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 101.66 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Türkiye ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.