Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women

Barbados
7.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Sri Lanka
9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Barbados rank
93rd
Sri Lanka rank
90th

Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time

  • Barbados
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 10.67 deaths per 100,000 people 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people 9.5 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1970s 11.42 deaths per 100,000 people 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1980s 17.86 deaths per 100,000 people 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people 15.73 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2000s 8.78 deaths per 100,000 people 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2010s 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people 8.71 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0647 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 rate in men vs. women, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2019.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
Barbados ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 90th 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 rate in men vs. women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
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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