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
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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

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

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