Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil

Brazil: Lung cancer death rates males was 15.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15.49
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
69th
of 110 countries
All-time high
16.28
in 2019
All-time low
7.71
in 1979
Years of data
43
1979–2021

Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil, 1979–2021

0510151979200020211979: 7.71980: 8.21981: 8.31982: 8.81983: 9.11984: 9.21985: 9.21986: 9.91987: 9.71988: 10.11989: 101990: 10.21991: 10.31992: 10.61993: 10.61994: 10.91995: 111996: 111997: 11.41998: 11.41999: 11.52000: 11.72001: 11.92002: 12.12003: 12.32004: 12.92005: 132006: 132007: 13.62008: 13.82009: 13.92010: 14.22011: 14.12012: 14.52013: 152014: 15.12015: 15.42016: 15.72017: 15.82018: 15.92019: 16.32020: 15.32021: 15.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Brazil is 15.49, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% 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 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil, 1979 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 15.41 15.33 15.49 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 66 Kazakhstan 17.48 compare
  2. 67 Mauritius 16.86 compare
  3. 68 Suriname 16.52 compare
  4. 70 Saint Lucia 14.38 compare
  5. 71 Venezuela 13.79 compare
  6. 72 Brunei 12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates males in Brazil?
Lung cancer death rates males in Brazil was 15.49 in 2021, 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 110 countries with data for 2021.
Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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