Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia

Australia: Cancer death rates by type who db was 1.85 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.85
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.78
in 1980
All-time low
1.81
in 2021
Years of data
44
1979–2023

Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia, 1979–2023

012341979200120231979: 3.61980: 3.81981: 3.51982: 3.41983: 3.31984: 3.51985: 3.61986: 3.41987: 3.41988: 3.31989: 3.31990: 3.21991: 3.11992: 3.11993: 3.11994: 2.91995: 3.11996: 2.91997: 2.91998: 2.81999: 2.92000: 2.62001: 2.92002: 2.82003: 2.62004: 2.62006: 2.52007: 2.42008: 2.42009: 2.52010: 2.42011: 2.42012: 2.32013: 2.22014: 2.22015: 2.32016: 22017: 22018: 1.92019: 1.92020: 1.92021: 1.82022: 1.92023: 1.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 1.85 for cancer death rates by type who db in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type who db in Australia peaked at 3.78 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2021.

Australia ranks 53rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia, 1979 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1979 3.59
1980 3.78 +5.3%
1981 3.46 -8.4%
1982 3.44 -0.4%
1983 3.26 -5.4%
1984 3.52 +8.0%
1985 3.62 +2.9%
1986 3.42 -5.7%
1987 3.42 +0.0%
1988 3.33 -2.5%
1989 3.34 +0.2%
1990 3.21 -3.8%
1991 3.11 -3.4%
1992 3.05 -1.6%
1993 3.11 +1.9%
1994 2.89 -7.2%
1995 3.07 +6.3%
1996 2.89 -5.9%
1997 2.95 +2.1%
1998 2.78 -5.6%
1999 2.92 +4.9%
2000 2.62 -10.2%
2001 2.85 +8.8%
2002 2.76 -3.2%
2003 2.57 -6.8%
2004 2.62 +1.9%
2006 2.5 -4.6%
2007 2.44 -2.4%
2008 2.38 -2.6%
2009 2.55 +7.2%
2010 2.44 -4.1%
2011 2.42 -1.0%
2012 2.35 -3.1%
2013 2.21 -5.6%
2014 2.17 -2.1%
2015 2.27 +4.6%
2016 1.99 -12.2%
2017 1.98 -0.4%
2018 1.87 -6.0%
2019 1.88 +0.7%
2020 1.86 -0.8%
2021 1.81 -2.7%
2022 1.86 +2.4%
2023 1.85 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.59 3.59 3.59 1
1980s 3.46 3.26 3.78 10
1990s 3 2.78 3.21 10
2000s 2.59 2.38 2.85 9
2010s 2.16 1.87 2.44 10
2020s 1.84 1.81 1.86 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 50 Chile 1.95 compare
  2. 51 Argentina 1.95 compare
  3. 52 Georgia 1.88 compare
  4. 54 Trinidad and Tobago 1.84 compare
  5. 55 Finland 1.82 compare
  6. 56 Réunion 1.7 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Australia

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type who db in Australia?
Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia was 1.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 3.78 in 1980.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2021.
How does Australia rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
Australia ranks 53rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rates by type who db rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type who db. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/cancer-death-rates-by-type-who-db/australia/

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-rates-by-type-who-db/australia/">Cancer death rates by type who db in Australia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cancer death rates by type who db
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,427 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed