El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Lung cancer death rates

El Salvador
2.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Sri Lanka
2.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
El Salvador rank
104th
Sri Lanka rank
102nd

Lung cancer death rates over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 102nd of 111 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2000s 4.16 deaths per 100,000 people 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9545 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
El Salvador ranks 104th and Sri Lanka ranks 102nd 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

Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.