Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
99.32 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
47th
of 111 countries
All-time high
122.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1968
All-time low
96.56 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
59
1955–2016
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1955–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2016, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 122.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968 and was at its lowest, 96.56 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 108.91 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 110.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 112.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 111.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 109.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 114.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 115.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 117.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 119.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 119.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 116.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 118.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 120.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 122.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 121.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 121.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 114.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 114.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 117.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 113.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 118.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 121.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 116.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 117.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 105.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 107.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 102.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 101.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 113.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 96.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 97.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 105.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 103.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 97.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 113.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 111.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 107.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 111.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 104.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 103.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 101.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 102.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 101.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 100.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 101.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 102.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 100.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 101 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 99.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 98.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 99.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 100.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 98.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 96.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 98.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 110.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 108.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 112.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 118.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 114.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 116.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 106.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 101.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 113.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 100.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 96.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 100.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 101.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 100.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Argentina 99.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Belgium 98.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Armenia 98.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Chile 98.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 99.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 122.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.