Cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Cancer death rate who mdb was 108.93 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
108.93
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
28th
of 111 countries
All-time high
173.01
in 1984
All-time low
108.93
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom, 1950–2024

050100150195019872024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 108.93 for cancer death rate who mdb in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom peaked at 173.01 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 108.93, in 2024.

That places United Kingdom 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom, 1950 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1950 157.27 —
1951 156.83 -0.3%
1952 157.6 +0.5%
1953 156.57 -0.6%
1954 158.21 +1.0%
1955 158.47 +0.2%
1956 158.97 +0.3%
1957 158.42 -0.3%
1958 159.74 +0.8%
1959 160.26 +0.3%
1960 160.26 -0.0%
1961 160.1 -0.1%
1962 161.06 +0.6%
1963 161.35 +0.2%
1964 162.41 +0.7%
1965 162.86 +0.3%
1966 163.62 +0.5%
1967 163.99 +0.2%
1968 166.82 +1.7%
1969 167.95 +0.7%
1970 167.59 -0.2%
1971 166.66 -0.5%
1972 167.56 +0.5%
1973 168.03 +0.3%
1974 168.79 +0.4%
1975 167.83 -0.6%
1976 170.6 +1.7%
1977 168.82 -1.0%
1978 170.2 +0.8%
1979 170.48 +0.2%
1980 169.56 -0.5%
1981 166.65 -1.7%
1982 166.69 +0.0%
1983 168.41 +1.0%
1984 173.01 +2.7%
1985 172.44 -0.3%
1986 170.48 -1.1%
1987 170.62 +0.1%
1988 171.52 +0.5%
1989 170.95 -0.3%
1990 168.83 -1.2%
1991 167.45 -0.8%
1992 166.68 -0.5%
1993 162.85 -2.3%
1994 160.52 -1.4%
1995 158.06 -1.5%
1996 155.26 -1.8%
1997 151.53 -2.4%
1998 150.78 -0.5%
1999 147.34 -2.3%
2000 144.53 -1.9%
2001 146.44 +1.3%
2002 145.15 -0.9%
2003 142.45 -1.9%
2004 139.95 -1.8%
2005 138 -1.4%
2006 137.01 -0.7%
2007 135.9 -0.8%
2008 134.28 -1.2%
2009 131.59 -2.0%
2010 130.03 -1.2%
2011 129.06 -0.7%
2012 128.66 -0.3%
2013 126.26 -1.9%
2014 124.72 -1.2%
2015 123.35 -1.1%
2016 122.72 -0.5%
2017 120 -2.2%
2018 121.39 +1.2%
2019 116.21 -4.3%
2020 114.85 -1.2%
2021 109.75 -4.4%
2022 112.87 +2.8%
2023 111.09 -1.6%
2024 108.93 -1.9%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 108.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.89, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 108.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 106.09, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 158.23 156.57 160.26 10
1960s 163.04 160.1 167.95 10
1970s 168.66 166.66 170.6 10
1980s 170.03 166.65 173.01 10
1990s 158.93 147.34 168.83 10
2000s 139.53 131.59 146.44 10
2010s 124.24 116.21 130.03 10
2020s 111.5 108.93 114.85 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 25 Ireland 110.58 compare
  2. 26 French Guiana 110.38 compare
  3. 27 Estonia 109.66 compare
  4. 29 Netherlands 108.83 compare
  5. 30 North Macedonia 108.6 compare
  6. 31 Portugal 107.94 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom?
Cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom was 108.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 173.01 in 1984.
What is the lowest cancer death rate who mdb recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 108.93 in 2024.
How does United Kingdom rank for cancer death rate who mdb?
United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is cancer death rate who mdb rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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 — 75 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 United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/cancer-death-rate-who-mdb/united-kingdom/

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/united-kingdom/">Cancer death rate who mdb in United Kingdom</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, 4,924 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed