Which cancer death rates have risen fastest?

Crude death rate per 100 000 people, 1990 and 2023, both sexes. Ranked by percentage change.

19902023

Crude rates are not age-standardised, so part of each rise reflects an older population. For oesophageal and stomach cancer the uncertainty intervals overlap, so neither change is clear.

Daily Maverick · Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease 2023 Results Tool, accessed 01/10/2026

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