Belize vs Panama: Lung cancer death rates in men
Belize
6.35 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
6.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
93rd
Panama rank
92nd
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 92nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2592 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1970s | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 10.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9725 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 8.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4644 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Belize or Panama?
- Panama, at 6.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Belize and Panama?
- 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Belize ranks 93rd and Panama ranks 92nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.