Barbados vs Panama: Lung cancer death rates
Barbados
4.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Panama
4.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Barbados rank
83rd
Panama rank
81st
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 83rd and Panama ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0303 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6831 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3102 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Barbados and Panama?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Barbados ranks 83rd and Panama ranks 81st 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.