Cancer death rate who mdb in Australia

Australia: Cancer death rate who mdb was 95.09 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
95.09
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
60th
of 110 countries
All-time high
149.87
in 1985
All-time low
95.09
in 2023
Years of data
73
1950–2023

Cancer death rate who mdb in Australia, 1950–2023

050100150195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, cancer death rate who mdb in Australia stood at 95.09. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate who mdb in Australia peaked at 149.87 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 95.09, in 2023.

Australia ranks 60th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

Cancer death rate who mdb in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate who mdb in Australia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 128.31
1951 127.19 -0.9%
1952 130.88 +2.9%
1953 132.43 +1.2%
1954 130.54 -1.4%
1955 130.55 +0.0%
1956 131.91 +1.0%
1957 132.87 +0.7%
1958 128.99 -2.9%
1959 132.79 +2.9%
1960 130.29 -1.9%
1961 130.85 +0.4%
1962 131 +0.1%
1963 134.84 +2.9%
1964 135.32 +0.4%
1965 132.29 -2.2%
1966 135.07 +2.1%
1967 135.55 +0.4%
1968 141.03 +4.0%
1969 140.62 -0.3%
1970 144.24 +2.6%
1971 143.49 -0.5%
1972 144.27 +0.5%
1973 146.38 +1.5%
1974 147.98 +1.1%
1975 143.13 -3.3%
1976 144.42 +0.9%
1977 143.75 -0.5%
1978 143.91 +0.1%
1979 141.91 -1.4%
1980 145.9 +2.8%
1981 144.09 -1.2%
1982 146.55 +1.7%
1983 147.88 +0.9%
1984 149.22 +0.9%
1985 149.87 +0.4%
1986 145.98 -2.6%
1987 147.23 +0.9%
1988 146.75 -0.3%
1989 148.46 +1.2%
1990 144.65 -2.6%
1991 144.75 +0.1%
1992 144.15 -0.4%
1993 143.24 -0.6%
1994 145.45 +1.5%
1995 139.45 -4.1%
1996 139.74 +0.2%
1997 135.7 -2.9%
1998 134.48 -0.9%
1999 130.53 -2.9%
2000 129.23 -1.0%
2001 128.43 -0.6%
2002 127.09 -1.0%
2003 123.74 -2.6%
2004 123.02 -0.6%
2006 120.89 -1.7%
2007 116.9 -3.3%
2008 118.58 +1.4%
2009 114.7 -3.3%
2010 114.81 +0.1%
2011 113.51 -1.1%
2012 109.36 -3.7%
2013 108.86 -0.5%
2014 106.23 -2.4%
2015 107.82 +1.5%
2016 104.64 -3.0%
2017 101.13 -3.4%
2018 101.68 +0.5%
2019 102.62 +0.9%
2020 96.78 -5.7%
2021 97.13 +0.4%
2022 96.87 -0.3%
2023 95.09 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 130.65 127.19 132.87 10
1960s 134.68 130.29 141.03 10
1970s 144.35 141.91 147.98 10
1980s 147.19 144.09 149.87 10
1990s 140.21 130.53 145.45 10
2000s 122.51 114.7 129.23 9
2010s 107.07 101.13 114.81 10
2020s 96.47 95.09 97.13 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 57 Spain 96.11 compare
  2. 58 Guadeloupe 95.23 compare
  3. 59 United States of America 95.18 compare
  4. 61 Malta 93.44 compare
  5. 62 Brazil 93.29 compare
  6. 63 South Africa 92.38 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate who mdb in Australia?
Cancer death rate who mdb in Australia was 95.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 149.87 in 1985.
What is the lowest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 95.09 in 2023.
How does Australia rank for cancer death rate who mdb?
Australia ranks 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rate who mdb rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cancer death rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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