What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Guatemala and Maldives?

0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Maldives?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Guatemala vs Maldives: Lung cancer death rates

Guatemala

2.83 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Maldives

2.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Guatemala rank

99th

Maldives rank

101st

Lung cancer death rates over time

Guatemala
Maldives

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 99th and Maldives ranks 101st of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.49 deaths per 100,000 people	1.06 deaths per 100,000 people	3.43 deaths per 100,000 people	Guatemala
2010s	3.26 deaths per 100,000 people	2.93 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3348 deaths per 100,000 people	Guatemala
2020s	3.23 deaths per 100,000 people	2.3 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9244 deaths per 100,000 people	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Guatemala or Maldives?: Guatemala, at 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Maldives as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Guatemala and Maldives?: 0.23 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Maldives?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Guatemala and Maldives rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Guatemala ranks 99th and Maldives ranks 101st 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: 27 August 2026

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