Cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia

Colombia: Cancer death rate who mdb was 78.66 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
78.66
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
81st
of 110 countries
All-time high
128.14
in 1985
All-time low
78.66
in 2021
Years of data
60
1953–2021

Cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia, 1953–2021

050100150195319872021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia is 78.66, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia peaked at 128.14 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 78.66, in 2021.

That places Colombia 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia, 1953 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1953 85.6
1954 80.02 -6.5%
1955 82.02 +2.5%
1956 87.65 +6.9%
1957 89.73 +2.4%
1958 87.79 -2.2%
1959 90.49 +3.1%
1960 93.61 +3.4%
1961 91.43 -2.3%
1962 95.78 +4.8%
1963 100.26 +4.7%
1964 101.54 +1.3%
1965 100.67 -0.9%
1966 106.04 +5.3%
1967 109.66 +3.4%
1968 109.28 -0.3%
1969 101.79 -6.9%
1972 106.49 +4.6%
1974 110.43 +3.7%
1975 109.56 -0.8%
1976 105.67 -3.5%
1977 106.66 +0.9%
1984 118.84 +11.4%
1985 128.14 +7.8%
1986 124.69 -2.7%
1987 113.37 -9.1%
1988 106.98 -5.6%
1989 107.4 +0.4%
1990 104.5 -2.7%
1991 105.15 +0.6%
1992 106.02 +0.8%
1993 107.11 +1.0%
1994 106.82 -0.3%
1995 99.63 -6.7%
1996 99.97 +0.3%
1997 100.76 +0.8%
1998 96.31 -4.4%
1999 100.14 +4.0%
2000 100.33 +0.2%
2001 97.1 -3.2%
2002 97.82 +0.7%
2003 98.52 +0.7%
2004 96.04 -2.5%
2005 94.57 -1.5%
2006 92.33 -2.4%
2007 92.28 -0.1%
2008 89.56 -2.9%
2009 87.95 -1.8%
2010 86.56 -1.6%
2011 81.85 -5.4%
2012 83.17 +1.6%
2013 83.88 +0.9%
2014 85.22 +1.6%
2015 84.66 -0.7%
2016 84.53 -0.1%
2017 84.93 +0.5%
2018 83.76 -1.4%
2019 83.61 -0.2%
2020 81.48 -2.6%
2021 78.66 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 86.19 80.02 90.49 7
1960s 101.01 91.43 109.66 10
1970s 107.76 105.67 110.43 5
1980s 116.57 106.98 128.14 6
1990s 102.64 96.31 107.11 10
2000s 94.65 87.95 100.33 10
2010s 84.22 81.85 86.56 10
2020s 80.07 78.66 81.48 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 78 Philippines 79.46 compare
  2. 79 Mauritius 79.31 compare
  3. 80 Switzerland 79.04 compare
  4. 82 Republic of Korea 78.08 compare
  5. 83 Costa Rica 78.07 compare
  6. 84 Paraguay 75.79 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia?
Cancer death rate who mdb in Colombia was 78.66 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 128.14 in 1985.
What is the lowest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.66 in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for cancer death rate who mdb?
Colombia ranks 81st out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is cancer death rate who mdb rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Cancer death rate who mdb
Source
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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