Belize vs Puerto Rico: Lung cancer death rates
Belize
5.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
5.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
71st
Puerto Rico rank
72nd
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Belize
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 71st and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 3.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 7.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3454 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7771 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Belize or Puerto Rico?
- Belize, at 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Belize and Puerto Rico?
- 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Puerto Rico?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Puerto Rico rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Belize ranks 71st and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd 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.