Cancer death rate who mdb in Japan

Japan: Cancer death rate who mdb was 89.01 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
89.01
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 110 countries
All-time high
130.81
in 1969
All-time low
89.01
in 2022
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Cancer death rate who mdb in Japan, 1950–2022

050100150195019862022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, cancer death rate who mdb in Japan stood at 89.01. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate who mdb in Japan peaked at 130.81 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 89.01, in 2022.

Japan ranks 66th 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate who mdb in Japan, 1950 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1950 108.38
1951 109.78 +1.3%
1952 112.42 +2.4%
1953 113.33 +0.8%
1954 116.25 +2.6%
1955 117.49 +1.1%
1956 121.27 +3.2%
1957 120.64 -0.5%
1958 125.05 +3.7%
1959 127.05 +1.6%
1960 127.93 +0.7%
1961 127.97 +0.0%
1962 127.21 -0.6%
1963 128.99 +1.4%
1964 129.49 +0.4%
1965 129.51 +0.0%
1966 130.11 +0.5%
1967 130.41 +0.2%
1968 130.45 +0.0%
1969 130.81 +0.3%
1970 128.76 -1.6%
1971 128.11 -0.5%
1972 127.81 -0.2%
1973 128.02 +0.2%
1974 127.82 -0.2%
1975 125.55 -1.8%
1976 126.21 +0.5%
1977 126.3 +0.1%
1978 126.39 +0.1%
1979 127.23 +0.7%
1980 127.53 +0.2%
1981 127.31 -0.2%
1982 125.92 -1.1%
1983 126.92 +0.8%
1984 127.36 +0.3%
1985 127.1 -0.2%
1986 125.13 -1.6%
1987 125.81 +0.5%
1988 125.42 -0.3%
1989 125.78 +0.3%
1990 124.39 -1.1%
1991 123.9 -0.4%
1992 124.25 +0.3%
1993 122.37 -1.5%
1994 122.65 +0.2%
1995 128 +4.4%
1996 127.71 -0.2%
1997 125.43 -1.8%
1998 125.11 -0.3%
1999 124.08 -0.8%
2000 121.95 -1.7%
2001 119.95 -1.6%
2002 117.21 -2.3%
2003 115.33 -1.6%
2004 116.02 +0.6%
2005 113.65 -2.0%
2006 111.75 -1.7%
2007 110.5 -1.1%
2008 109.46 -0.9%
2009 106.66 -2.6%
2010 106.22 -0.4%
2011 105.12 -1.0%
2012 103.26 -1.8%
2013 101.92 -1.3%
2014 100.5 -1.4%
2015 98.53 -2.0%
2016 97.17 -1.4%
2017 94.65 -2.6%
2018 92.56 -2.2%
2019 91.27 -1.4%
2020 90 -1.4%
2021 89.33 -0.7%
2022 89.01 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 117.17 108.38 127.05 10
1960s 129.29 127.21 130.81 10
1970s 127.22 125.55 128.76 10
1980s 126.42 125.13 127.53 10
1990s 124.79 122.37 128 10
2000s 114.25 106.66 121.95 10
2010s 99.12 91.27 106.22 10
2020s 89.45 89.01 90 3

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 South Africa 92.38 compare
  2. 64 Finland 91.52 compare
  3. 65 Suriname 90.74 compare
  4. 67 Sweden 86.6 compare
  5. 68 Cyprus 86.33 compare
  6. 69 Belize 85.59 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate who mdb in Japan?
Cancer death rate who mdb in Japan was 89.01 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 130.81 in 1969.
What is the lowest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 89.01 in 2022.
How does Japan rank for cancer death rate who mdb?
Japan ranks 66th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is cancer death rate who mdb rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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
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Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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