What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?

0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?

16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Lung cancer death rates in men

Malaysia

10.97 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Sri Lanka

10.61 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Malaysia rank

77th

Sri Lanka rank

79th

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Malaysia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 111 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.34 deaths per 100,000 people	5.39 deaths per 100,000 people	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	Malaysia
2010s	8.21 deaths per 100,000 people	8.82 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6045 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?: Malaysia, at 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.61 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Malaysia ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th 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: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.