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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
66.84 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
92nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
138.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1981
All-time low
44.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1999
Years of data
33
1981–2015

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Turkmenistan, 1981–2015

4060801001201401981199820151981: 138.9 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 124.4 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 126.6 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 128.4 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 124.1 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 124.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 118.4 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 113.1 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 112.3 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 108.5 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 112.7 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 103 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 88 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 89.8 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 82.7 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 76.8 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 44.2 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 69.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 67.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 66.6 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 62.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 64.7 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 61.4 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 61.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 64 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 61.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 71.6 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 77 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 70.7 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 69.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 65.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 66.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 66.8 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

Turkmenistan recorded 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2015.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Turkmenistan peaked at 138.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 44.15 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1999.

That places Turkmenistan 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

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

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 138.87 deaths per 100,000 people —
1982 124.43 deaths per 100,000 people -10.4%
1985 126.61 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
1986 128.43 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
1987 124.07 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1988 124.6 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
1989 118.35 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
1990 113.06 deaths per 100,000 people -4.5%
1991 112.31 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
1992 108.46 deaths per 100,000 people -3.4%
1993 112.74 deaths per 100,000 people +3.9%
1994 102.95 deaths per 100,000 people -8.7%
1995 88.01 deaths per 100,000 people -14.5%
1996 89.78 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
1997 82.73 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1998 76.81 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
1999 44.15 deaths per 100,000 people -42.5%
2000 69.07 deaths per 100,000 people +56.4%
2001 67.64 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
2002 66.64 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
2003 62.86 deaths per 100,000 people -5.7%
2004 64.69 deaths per 100,000 people +2.9%
2005 61.4 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2006 61.15 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
2007 64.02 deaths per 100,000 people +4.7%
2008 61.52 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
2009 71.61 deaths per 100,000 people +16.4%
2010 77.04 deaths per 100,000 people +7.6%
2011 70.67 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
2012 69.5 deaths per 100,000 people -1.7%
2013 65.93 deaths per 100,000 people -5.1%
2014 66.06 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
2015 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 126.48 deaths per 100,000 people 118.35 deaths per 100,000 people 138.87 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 93.1 deaths per 100,000 people 44.15 deaths per 100,000 people 113.06 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 65.06 deaths per 100,000 people 61.15 deaths per 100,000 people 71.61 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 69.34 deaths per 100,000 people 65.93 deaths per 100,000 people 77.04 deaths per 100,000 people 6

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 89 Panama 70.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 90 Azerbaijan 68.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 91 Ecuador 67.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 93 Mexico 66.14 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 94 Guatemala 65.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 95 Kazakhstan 64.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Turkmenistan?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Turkmenistan was 66.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015, 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 138.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 1981.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 44.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
How does Turkmenistan rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Turkmenistan ranks 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2015.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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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