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

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

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

25 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.

Peru vs Puerto Rico: Lung cancer death rates

Peru

5.76 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Puerto Rico

5.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Peru rank

69th

Puerto Rico rank

72nd

Lung cancer death rates over time

Peru
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Peru currently reports 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Peru ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.41 deaths per 100,000 people	7.57 deaths per 100,000 people	3.16 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2000s	5.76 deaths per 100,000 people	7.01 deaths per 100,000 people	1.25 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	6.03 deaths per 100,000 people	6.33 deaths per 100,000 people	0.306 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2020s	6.09 deaths per 100,000 people	5.84 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2439 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, Peru or Puerto Rico?: Peru, at 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Peru and Puerto Rico?: 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Puerto Rico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Peru and Puerto Rico rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Peru ranks 69th and Puerto Rico ranks 72nd 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.