Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine
Ukraine: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine, 1981–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2019, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine stood at 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine peaked at 147.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Ukraine ranks 35th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 121.64 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1982 | 123.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 129.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 133.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 137.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 139.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 142.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 144.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 147.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 147.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 145.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 145.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 143.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 138.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 136.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 135.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 136.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 135.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 132.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 130.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 128.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 127.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 127.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 125.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 124.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 122.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 122.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 122.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 121.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 125.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 118.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 112.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 109 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 108.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 132.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 142.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 142.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 147.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 32 Portugal 107.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Seychelles 107.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 107.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Norway 106.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Bahamas 106.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Greece 105.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Ukraine was 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 147.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Ukraine rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Ukraine ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.