Death rate from cancer in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Death rate from cancer was 38.38 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
38.38
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
179th
of 192 countries
All-time high
43.64
in 2005
All-time low
38.38
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from cancer in Afghanistan stood at 38.38. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Afghanistan peaked at 43.64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.38, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 179th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.39 | — |
| 2001 | 42.96 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.94 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 42.62 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.29 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 43.64 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.53 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.98 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 42.73 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 42.91 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 42.85 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.38 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 42.43 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.26 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.98 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.97 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.07 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.46 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 42.61 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.22 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.47 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 38.38 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43 | 41.94 | 43.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.42 | 41.97 | 43.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.42 | 38.38 | 38.47 | 2 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.014 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Afghanistan?
- Death rate from cancer in Afghanistan was 38.38 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43.64 in 2005.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.38 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for death rate from cancer?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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