What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Mauritius and Peru?

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Peru?

28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

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.

Mauritius vs Peru: Lung cancer death rates

Mauritius

5.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Peru

5.76 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Mauritius rank

70th

Peru rank

69th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Mauritius
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Peru ahead.

Mauritius ranks 70th and Peru ranks 69th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.73 deaths per 100,000 people	4.41 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3138 deaths per 100,000 people	Mauritius
2000s	5.61 deaths per 100,000 people	5.76 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1481 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru
2010s	5.19 deaths per 100,000 people	6.06 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8752 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru
2020s	5.54 deaths per 100,000 people	5.99 deaths per 100,000 people	0.451 deaths per 100,000 people	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Mauritius or Peru?: Peru, at 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Mauritius and Peru?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Peru?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Mauritius and Peru rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Mauritius ranks 70th and Peru ranks 69th 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.