Ecuador vs Panama: Lung cancer death rates
Ecuador
3.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Panama
4.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
84th
Panama rank
81st
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 84th and Panama ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6332 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 1990s | 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0888 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2000s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2117 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1266 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Ecuador ranks 84th 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.