El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Lung cancer death rates in men
El Salvador
2.86 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Nicaragua
2.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador rank
107th
Nicaragua rank
105th
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 105th of 111 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6674 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1864 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- El Salvador ranks 107th and Nicaragua ranks 105th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.