What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Martinique and Puerto Rico?

0.94 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Puerto Rico?

23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Martinique vs Puerto Rico: Lung cancer death rates in men

Martinique

25.25 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Puerto Rico

26.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Martinique rank

57th

Puerto Rico rank

55th

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Martinique
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 26.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 25.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Martinique, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Martinique ranks 57th and Puerto Rico ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Martinique	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.17 deaths per 100,000 people	14.67 deaths per 100,000 people	6.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
1980s	9.65 deaths per 100,000 people	16.76 deaths per 100,000 people	7.11 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2000s	17.22 deaths per 100,000 people	21.68 deaths per 100,000 people	4.46 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	22.54 deaths per 100,000 people	23.12 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5878 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Martinique or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 26.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 25.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Martinique as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Martinique and Puerto Rico?: 0.94 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Martinique and Puerto Rico?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Martinique and Puerto Rico rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Martinique ranks 57th and Puerto Rico ranks 55th 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

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