What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?

0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?

23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.

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.

Azerbaijan vs Costa Rica: Lung cancer death rates

Azerbaijan

2.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2007

Costa Rica

3.24 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Azerbaijan rank

94th

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Lung cancer death rates over time

Azerbaijan
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.49 deaths per 100,000 people	8 deaths per 100,000 people	2.51 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
1990s	4.41 deaths per 100,000 people	5.76 deaths per 100,000 people	1.35 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica
2000s	4.43 deaths per 100,000 people	4.78 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3468 deaths per 100,000 people	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Azerbaijan or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Azerbaijan as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?: 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Costa Rica?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.
How do Azerbaijan and Costa Rica rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd 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: 17 September 2026

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