Liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Liver cancer death rate was 5.21 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 5.21 for liver cancer death rate in 2022.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 6.04 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8884, in 1979.
That places Puerto Rico 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.8884 | — |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 1.03 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 1.35 | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9508 | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9993 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.21 | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 1.37 | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 1.34 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.06 | -20.9% |
| 1990 | 1.57 | +48.7% |
| 1991 | 1.37 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 1.6 | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 1.83 | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.42 | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.51 | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 4.84 | +306.1% |
| 2000 | 5.53 | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 6 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.69 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 5.49 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 5.23 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.52 | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 5.17 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 5.34 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.02 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 5.66 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 5.19 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 5.72 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 5.53 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.64 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 6.04 | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 5.39 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 4.93 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.81 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 5.21 | -10.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5.21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 5.21 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.96, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +306.1% | 1.19 | 4.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8884 | 0.8884 | 0.8884 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.16 | 0.9508 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.19 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.37 | 4.52 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 | 4.93 | 6.04 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.51 | 5.21 | 5.81 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % 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 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico?
- Liver cancer death rate in Puerto Rico was 5.21 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.04 in 2015.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8884 in 1979.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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