Cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala
Guatemala: Cancer death rates by type who db was 0.3901 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala, 1979–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.3901 for cancer death rates by type who db in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala peaked at 0.8076 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1147, in 1980.
Guatemala ranks 107th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.398 | — |
| 1980 | 0.1147 | -71.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4224 | +268.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4448 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4447 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.379 | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.792 | +108.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4268 | -46.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4147 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3856 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7702 | +99.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4816 | -37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8076 | +67.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5114 | -36.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2033 | -60.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4874 | +139.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3855 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5107 | +32.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5853 | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2284 | -61.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3787 | +65.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3064 | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3373 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3688 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3432 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4334 | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3404 | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4947 | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3952 | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4137 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6139 | +48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4924 | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4895 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4274 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4275 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3704 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.502 | +35.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3628 | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3935 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3791 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4461 | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3901 | -12.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.3901 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.3901 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05, 37% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +268.3% | 0.1147 | 0.4224 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.398 | 0.398 | 0.398 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4321 | 0.1147 | 0.792 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4958 | 0.2033 | 0.8076 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3817 | 0.2284 | 0.5853 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4495 | 0.3628 | 0.6139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4022 | 0.3791 | 0.4461 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 104 El Salvador 0.5396 compare
- 105 Nicaragua 0.4246 compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 0.3953 compare
- 108 Tajikistan 0.1773 compare
- 109 Brunei 0.1773 compare
- 110 Albania 0 compare
- 110 Saint Lucia 0 compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala?
- Cancer death rates by type who db in Guatemala was 0.3901 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8076 in 1994.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates by type who db recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1147 in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for cancer death rates by type who db?
- Guatemala ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cancer death rates by type who db rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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