Egypt vs Guatemala: Lung cancer death rates
Egypt
2.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Guatemala
2.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Egypt rank
96th
Guatemala rank
99th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.
Egypt ranks 96th and Guatemala ranks 99th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7773 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8009 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.8321 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5173 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9943 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0099 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Egypt, at 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala as of 2019.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Guatemala ranks 99th 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.