What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Jamaica and Tajikistan?

0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tajikistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tajikistan?

15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2005.

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.

Jamaica vs Tajikistan: Lung cancer death rates

Jamaica

6.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Tajikistan

6.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Jamaica rank

60th

Tajikistan rank

59th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Jamaica
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 60th and Tajikistan ranks 59th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.88 deaths per 100,000 people	6.69 deaths per 100,000 people	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	Tajikistan
1990s	5.7 deaths per 100,000 people	4.91 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7904 deaths per 100,000 people	Jamaica
2000s	5.17 deaths per 100,000 people	3.01 deaths per 100,000 people	2.16 deaths per 100,000 people	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Jamaica or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Jamaica and Tajikistan?: 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tajikistan?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2005.
How do Jamaica and Tajikistan rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Jamaica ranks 60th and Tajikistan ranks 59th 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: 17 September 2026

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