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