Cancer death rate who mdb in Sweden

Sweden: Cancer death rate who mdb was 86.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
86.6
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
67th
of 110 countries
All-time high
148.09
in 1974
All-time low
86.6
in 2023
Years of data
73
1951–2023

Cancer death rate who mdb in Sweden, 1951–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 86.6 for cancer death rate who mdb in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate who mdb in Sweden peaked at 148.09 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 86.6, in 2023.

Sweden ranks 67th 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 Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate who mdb in Sweden, 1951 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1951 129.21
1952 133.49 +3.3%
1953 133.44 -0.0%
1954 128.26 -3.9%
1955 131.16 +2.3%
1956 132.37 +0.9%
1957 132.66 +0.2%
1958 134.15 +1.1%
1959 136.15 +1.5%
1960 138.76 +1.9%
1961 136.29 -1.8%
1962 139.19 +2.1%
1963 137.94 -0.9%
1964 136.64 -0.9%
1965 132.59 -3.0%
1966 132.72 +0.1%
1967 132.44 -0.2%
1968 133.69 +0.9%
1969 137.64 +3.0%
1970 136.35 -0.9%
1971 143.01 +4.9%
1972 147.65 +3.2%
1973 146.33 -0.9%
1974 148.09 +1.2%
1975 147.96 -0.1%
1976 146.1 -1.3%
1977 146.08 -0.0%
1978 144.79 -0.9%
1979 143.86 -0.6%
1980 141.42 -1.7%
1981 133.85 -5.4%
1982 132.05 -1.3%
1983 129.26 -2.1%
1984 129.55 +0.2%
1985 130.27 +0.6%
1986 126.81 -2.7%
1987 127.4 +0.5%
1988 129.74 +1.8%
1989 126.58 -2.4%
1990 127.53 +0.7%
1991 127.23 -0.2%
1992 126.02 -1.0%
1993 125.47 -0.4%
1994 122.35 -2.5%
1995 123.47 +0.9%
1996 122.57 -0.7%
1997 124.14 +1.3%
1998 121.75 -1.9%
1999 120.73 -0.8%
2000 120.15 -0.5%
2001 120.55 +0.3%
2002 118.18 -2.0%
2003 118.91 +0.6%
2004 118.87 -0.0%
2005 117.8 -0.9%
2006 116.3 -1.3%
2007 113.67 -2.3%
2008 112.03 -1.4%
2009 110.52 -1.3%
2010 107.44 -2.8%
2011 106.54 -0.8%
2012 106.31 -0.2%
2013 105.18 -1.1%
2014 104.08 -1.0%
2015 103.28 -0.8%
2016 100.2 -3.0%
2017 100.27 +0.1%
2018 96.35 -3.9%
2019 94.47 -1.9%
2020 92.6 -2.0%
2021 88.99 -3.9%
2022 87.74 -1.4%
2023 86.6 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 132.32 128.26 136.15 9
1960s 135.79 132.44 139.19 10
1970s 145.02 136.35 148.09 10
1980s 130.69 126.58 141.42 10
1990s 124.13 120.73 127.53 10
2000s 116.7 110.52 120.55 10
2010s 102.41 94.47 107.44 10
2020s 88.98 86.6 92.6 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 64 Finland 91.52 compare
  2. 65 Suriname 90.74 compare
  3. 66 Japan 89.01 compare
  4. 68 Cyprus 86.33 compare
  5. 69 Belize 85.59 compare
  6. 70 Israel 84.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate who mdb in Sweden?
Cancer death rate who mdb in Sweden was 86.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 148.09 in 1974.
What is the lowest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 86.6 in 2023.
How does Sweden rank for cancer death rate who mdb?
Sweden ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rate who mdb rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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