Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil
Brazil: Lung cancer death rates males was 15.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.46
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
69th
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.28
in 2019
All-time low
7.71
in 1979
Years of data
44
1979–2022
Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil, 1979–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Brazil is 15.46, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Brazil peaked at 16.28 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.71, in 1979.
That places Brazil 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.71 | — |
| 1980 | 8.17 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 8.27 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.8 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 9.1 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 9.17 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 9.24 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.94 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 9.67 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 10.09 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 10.05 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 10.18 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 10.31 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.6 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.56 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 10.96 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.03 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.41 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 11.41 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.5 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.69 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.89 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 12.08 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.29 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.89 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.05 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 13.03 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.64 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.83 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.89 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.17 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.07 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.53 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 14.95 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.15 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.41 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.74 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.78 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.89 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.28 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.33 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 15.49 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.46 | -0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15.46 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.71 | 7.71 | 7.71 | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.25 | 8.17 | 10.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.89 | 10.18 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.83 | 11.69 | 13.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 14.07 | 16.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.42 | 15.33 | 15.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Brazil?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil was 15.46 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.28 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 in 1979.
- How does Brazil rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Brazil ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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