Egypt vs Turkmenistan: Lung cancer death rates
Egypt
2.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Turkmenistan
2.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Egypt rank
96th
Turkmenistan rank
95th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Egypt
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Egypt ranks 96th and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5928 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2857 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2015.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Egypt and Turkmenistan?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkmenistan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Turkmenistan rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Turkmenistan ranks 95th 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.