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

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Lung cancer death rates

Maldives

2.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sri Lanka

2.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

Maldives rank

101st

Sri Lanka rank

102nd

Lung cancer death rates over time

Maldives
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Maldives ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 102nd of 111 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.02 deaths per 100,000 people	1.73 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7132 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	3.14 deaths per 100,000 people	2.63 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5051 deaths per 100,000 people	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Maldives or Sri Lanka?: Maldives, at 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Maldives and Sri Lanka?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Maldives ranks 101st 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: 27 August 2026

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