Liver cancer death rate in Canada
Canada: Liver cancer death rate was 4.26 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liver cancer death rate in Canada, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liver cancer death rate in Canada is 4.26, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Canada peaked at 4.47 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9459, in 1981.
Canada ranks 53rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liver cancer death rate in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.03 | — |
| 1980 | 0.9832 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9459 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9549 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9564 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.19 | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.18 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.26 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.36 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 1.36 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.15 | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.14 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.17 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.14 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.36 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.93 | +115.8% |
| 2001 | 3.15 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.09 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.16 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.12 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.39 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.28 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.53 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.48 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.63 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.85 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.16 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 4.29 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.38 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.47 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.29 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.31 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.37 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.42 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.22 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 4.39 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 4.26 | -3.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4.26 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +115.8% | 1.36 | 2.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.14 | 0.9459 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 2.93 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3.63 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4.22 | 4.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Canada?
- Liver cancer death rate in Canada was 4.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 in 2017.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9459 in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Canada ranks 53rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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