Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Cancer death rate who mdb was 78.08 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
78.08
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
82nd
of 110 countries
All-time high
140.23
in 1994
All-time low
78.08
in 2022
Years of data
38
1985–2022

Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea, 1985–2022

0501001501985200320221985: 108.61986: 109.71987: 110.11988: 114.11989: 116.91990: 119.31991: 116.11992: 130.31993: 136.51994: 140.21995: 138.51996: 135.41997: 135.31998: 127.21999: 1302000: 135.82001: 133.82002: 137.52003: 133.72004: 130.32005: 127.12006: 122.92007: 121.52008: 117.82009: 114.22010: 112.92011: 107.72012: 106.12013: 103.52014: 100.72015: 96.92016: 94.52017: 90.92018: 87.22019: 85.82020: 83.32021: 80.42022: 78.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 78.08 for cancer death rate who mdb in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea peaked at 140.23 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 78.08, in 2022.

Republic of Korea ranks 82nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea, 1985 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1985 108.56
1986 109.68 +1.0%
1987 110.12 +0.4%
1988 114.08 +3.6%
1989 116.95 +2.5%
1990 119.27 +2.0%
1991 116.08 -2.7%
1992 130.3 +12.3%
1993 136.51 +4.8%
1994 140.23 +2.7%
1995 138.49 -1.2%
1996 135.42 -2.2%
1997 135.29 -0.1%
1998 127.19 -6.0%
1999 130.01 +2.2%
2000 135.76 +4.4%
2001 133.81 -1.4%
2002 137.53 +2.8%
2003 133.65 -2.8%
2004 130.3 -2.5%
2005 127.07 -2.5%
2006 122.9 -3.3%
2007 121.46 -1.2%
2008 117.83 -3.0%
2009 114.19 -3.1%
2010 112.94 -1.1%
2011 107.72 -4.6%
2012 106.06 -1.5%
2013 103.5 -2.4%
2014 100.65 -2.7%
2015 96.86 -3.8%
2016 94.45 -2.5%
2017 90.95 -3.7%
2018 87.19 -4.1%
2019 85.84 -1.5%
2020 83.28 -3.0%
2021 80.39 -3.5%
2022 78.08 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 111.88 108.56 116.95 5
1990s 130.88 116.08 140.23 10
2000s 127.45 114.19 137.53 10
2010s 98.62 85.84 112.94 10
2020s 80.58 78.08 83.28 3

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 79 Mauritius 79.31 compare
  2. 80 Switzerland 79.04 compare
  3. 81 Colombia 78.66 compare
  4. 83 Costa Rica 78.07 compare
  5. 84 Paraguay 75.79 compare
  6. 85 Georgia 75.76 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Republic of Korea

All data for Republic of Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea?
Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea was 78.08 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 140.23 in 1994.
What is the lowest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 78.08 in 2022.
How does Republic of Korea rank for cancer death rate who mdb?
Republic of Korea ranks 82nd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is cancer death rate who mdb rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/cancer-death-rate-who-mdb/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/cancer-death-rate-who-mdb/korea-rep/">Cancer death rate who mdb in Republic of Korea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed