Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil

Brazil: Cancer death rates by type who db was 1.98 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.98
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
49th
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.98
in 2021
All-time low
1.7
in 1993
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil, 1979–2021

00.511.521979200020211979: 1.71980: 1.71981: 1.91982: 1.81983: 1.71984: 1.81985: 1.81986: 1.71987: 1.81988: 1.81989: 1.81990: 1.81991: 1.71992: 1.81993: 1.71994: 1.81995: 1.81996: 1.81997: 1.81998: 1.81999: 1.92000: 1.82001: 1.82002: 1.92003: 1.92004: 1.82005: 1.92006: 1.82007: 1.82008: 1.82009: 1.92010: 1.92011: 1.92012: 1.82013: 1.92014: 1.92015: 1.92016: 1.92017: 1.92018: 1.92019: 1.82020: 1.82021: 2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil stood at 1.98. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil peaked at 1.98 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 1993.

Brazil ranks 49th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil, 1979 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1979 1.73
1980 1.75 +1.2%
1981 1.87 +6.8%
1982 1.77 -5.3%
1983 1.72 -2.7%
1984 1.77 +3.1%
1985 1.76 -0.7%
1986 1.73 -1.7%
1987 1.82 +5.3%
1988 1.78 -2.4%
1989 1.82 +2.3%
1990 1.79 -1.8%
1991 1.71 -4.3%
1992 1.82 +6.3%
1993 1.7 -6.3%
1994 1.79 +5.2%
1995 1.77 -1.1%
1996 1.77 -0.1%
1997 1.78 +0.3%
1998 1.75 -1.2%
1999 1.89 +7.9%
2000 1.81 -4.4%
2001 1.84 +1.6%
2002 1.91 +3.8%
2003 1.88 -1.7%
2004 1.84 -1.8%
2005 1.92 +3.9%
2006 1.85 -3.6%
2007 1.84 -0.6%
2008 1.84 +0.2%
2009 1.88 +2.0%
2010 1.9 +1.3%
2011 1.88 -1.1%
2012 1.81 -3.6%
2013 1.92 +5.7%
2014 1.91 -0.3%
2015 1.9 -0.6%
2016 1.86 -2.1%
2017 1.94 +4.2%
2018 1.89 -2.4%
2019 1.8 -5.1%
2020 1.81 +0.9%
2021 1.98 +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.73 1.73 1.73 1
1980s 1.78 1.72 1.87 10
1990s 1.78 1.7 1.89 10
2000s 1.86 1.81 1.92 10
2010s 1.88 1.8 1.94 10
2020s 1.9 1.81 1.98 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 46 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.15 compare
  2. 47 Sweden 2.09 compare
  3. 48 Belarus 2.05 compare
  4. 50 Chile 1.95 compare
  5. 51 Argentina 1.95 compare
  6. 52 Georgia 1.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil?
Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil was 1.98 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2021.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 1993.
How does Brazil rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
Brazil ranks 49th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is cancer death rates by type who db rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.

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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
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