Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Lung cancer death rates in men

Costa Rica
7.77 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkmenistan
7.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
86th
Turkmenistan rank
88th

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 88th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1980s 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people 11.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people Turkmenistan
1990s 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4005 deaths per 100,000 people Turkmenistan
2000s 7.54 deaths per 100,000 people 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica
2010s 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Costa Rica or Turkmenistan?
Costa Rica, at 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 88th 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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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates in men
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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