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Cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Cancer death rates by type was 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.67 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 39.1%
World rank
31st
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1985
All-time low
1.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
Years of data
45
1979–2023

Cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg, 1979–2023

234561979200120231979: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 4 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 4 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 3 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 4 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg stood at 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg peaked at 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.

Luxembourg ranks 31st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1979 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people —
1980 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
1981 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people +5.0%
1982 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people -3.7%
1983 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people +68.5%
1984 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people -25.6%
1985 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people +43.4%
1986 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people -43.6%
1987 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people +65.2%
1988 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people -51.1%
1989 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people +14.1%
1990 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people +38.9%
1991 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people +23.1%
1992 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people -40.9%
1993 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people +35.5%
1994 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people -8.2%
1995 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
1996 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people -5.2%
1997 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
1998 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people -38.7%
1999 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people +41.7%
2000 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people -9.4%
2001 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people +16.4%
2002 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people -5.3%
2003 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people -16.9%
2004 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people -33.3%
2005 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people +62.7%
2006 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
2007 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people +23.0%
2008 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people -40.4%
2009 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people +37.1%
2010 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people +46.7%
2011 4 deaths per 100,000 people -8.6%
2012 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
2013 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people -33.7%
2014 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people +24.4%
2015 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people -19.8%
2016 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people +28.9%
2017 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people -27.2%
2018 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
2019 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people +32.1%
2020 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people -35.7%
2021 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people +16.9%
2022 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people -22.7%
2023 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people +39.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 28 Netherlands 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 29 Switzerland 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 30 Bahrain 2.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 32 France 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 34 New Zealand 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg?
Cancer death rates by type in Luxembourg was 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rates by type recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
What is the lowest cancer death rates by type recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
How does Luxembourg rank for cancer death rates by type?
Luxembourg ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rates by type rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rates by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rates by type
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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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