Costa Rica vs Maldives: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
Costa Rica
6.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Maldives
6.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
102nd
Maldives rank
100th
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Maldives ranks 100th of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5756 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 7.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rate in men vs. women, Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- Costa Rica ranks 102nd and Maldives ranks 100th 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.