Liver cancer death rate in Singapore
Singapore: Liver cancer death rate was 6.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.97
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
13th
of 110 countries
All-time high
10.17
in 2014
All-time low
2.23
in 1979
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Liver cancer death rate in Singapore, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 6.97 for liver cancer death rate in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liver cancer death rate in Singapore peaked at 10.17 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.23, in 1979.
That places Singapore 13th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Liver cancer death rate in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.23 | — |
| 1980 | 2.89 | +29.8% |
| 1981 | 2.36 | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 3.22 | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 3.39 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 3.61 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 3.44 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 3.39 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.99 | +47.4% |
| 1988 | 2.86 | -42.7% |
| 1989 | 4.28 | +49.9% |
| 1990 | 4.65 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 4.34 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 5.35 | +23.1% |
| 1994 | 6.04 | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 6.37 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 5.8 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.33 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.55 | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 7.25 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 7.23 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.44 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7.75 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 7.34 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 7.51 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 7.81 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 8.2 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.24 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.49 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 7.42 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 7.79 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.15 | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 9.97 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.17 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.33 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 10.13 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 9.38 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 9.05 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.67 | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 7.75 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.77 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.97 | -10.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 6.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.22, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 6.97 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.83, 89% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.44 | 2.36 | 4.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 | 4.1 | 6.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.73 | 7.23 | 8.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 | 7.42 | 10.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 6.97 | 7.77 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is liver cancer death rate in Singapore?
- Liver cancer death rate in Singapore was 6.97 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liver cancer death rate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 in 2014.
- What is the lowest liver cancer death rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 in 1979.
- How does Singapore rank for liver cancer death rate?
- Singapore ranks 13th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is liver cancer death rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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