Costa Rica vs Egypt: Lung cancer death rates
Costa Rica
3.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Egypt
2.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Egypt rank
96th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Egypt ranks 96th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7773 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8159 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6314 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, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Egypt ranks 96th 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.