Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil
Brazil: Cancer death rates by type who db was 2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
50th
of 111 countries
All-time high
2
in 2022
All-time low
1.7
in 1993
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil peaked at 2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 1993.
Brazil ranks 50th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Cancer death rates by type who db in Brazil, year by year
| 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% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 1.93 | 1.81 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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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 2 in 2022, 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 2 in 2022.
- 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 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates by type who db rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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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