What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Argentina and Brazil?

0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?

43 years are reported by both, from 1979 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 rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Brazil: Lung cancer death rates

Argentina

9.62 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Brazil

9.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Argentina rank

41st

Brazil rank

44th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Argentina
Brazil

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 9.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 41st and Brazil ranks 44th of 111 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.13 deaths per 100,000 people	4.09 deaths per 100,000 people	2.05 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
1980s	6.36 deaths per 100,000 people	4.81 deaths per 100,000 people	1.55 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
1990s	7.34 deaths per 100,000 people	6.13 deaths per 100,000 people	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
2000s	8.63 deaths per 100,000 people	7.63 deaths per 100,000 people	1 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
2010s	10.29 deaths per 100,000 people	9.2 deaths per 100,000 people	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina
2020s	9.73 deaths per 100,000 people	9.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4904 deaths per 100,000 people	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Argentina or Brazil?: Argentina, at 9.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Argentina and Brazil?: 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Argentina ranks 41st and Brazil ranks 44th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
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: 27 August 2026

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