Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
129.69 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
9th
of 111 countries
All-time high
199.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1971
All-time low
129.69 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
62
1955–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Uruguay, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Uruguay peaked at 199.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 170.17 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 172.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 175.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 176.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 180.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 181.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 187.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 187.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 187.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 189.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 196.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 193.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 198.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 197.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 199.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 196.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 184.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 198.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 176.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 180.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 178.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 183.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 173.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 179.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 173.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 175.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 174.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 176.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 180.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 178.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 184.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 181.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 174.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 164.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 164.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 165.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 163.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 164.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 161.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 155.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 158.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 153.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 156.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 155.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 151.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 150.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 147.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 148.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 146.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 141.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 142.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 139.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 140.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 141.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 141.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 142.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 132.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 136.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 139.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 135.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 135.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 175.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 170.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 180.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 190.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 181.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 198.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1970s | 188.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 176.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 199.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 177.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 173.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 184.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 164.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 155.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 174.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 150.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 158.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 132.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 142.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 133.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 135.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 Republic of Moldova 137.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Latvia 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Slovenia 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Cuba 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Poland 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Uruguay?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Uruguay was 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 199.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 1971.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.