What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Paraguay and Sweden?

0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sweden?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Paraguay vs Sweden: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women

Paraguay

12.87 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sweden

12.69 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Paraguay rank

77th

Sweden rank

78th

Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time

Paraguay
Sweden

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Paraguay ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th of 111 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16 deaths per 100,000 people	23 deaths per 100,000 people	7.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2010s	17.21 deaths per 100,000 people	18.6 deaths per 100,000 people	1.39 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2020s	14.07 deaths per 100,000 people	14.39 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3196 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rate in men vs. women, Paraguay or Sweden?: Paraguay, at 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Paraguay and Sweden?: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Paraguay and Sweden rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?: Paraguay ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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