What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Chile and Estonia?

0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?

40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.

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.

Chile vs Estonia: Lung cancer death rates

Chile

9.56 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Estonia

9.18 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Chile rank

42nd

Estonia rank

45th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Chile
Estonia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Estonia ahead.

Chile ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 45th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.66 deaths per 100,000 people	7.62 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9578 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
1990s	7.57 deaths per 100,000 people	8.26 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6903 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2000s	8.46 deaths per 100,000 people	8.94 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4721 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2010s	9.44 deaths per 100,000 people	9.86 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4147 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2020s	9.33 deaths per 100,000 people	8.43 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9014 deaths per 100,000 people	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Chile or Estonia?: Chile, at 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Chile and Estonia?: 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Estonia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Chile and Estonia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Chile ranks 42nd and Estonia ranks 45th 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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