Lung cancer death rates males in Chile
Chile: Lung cancer death rates males was 20.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.72
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
63rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
22.07
in 2021
All-time low
7.61
in 1958
Years of data
69
1955–2023
Lung cancer death rates males in Chile, 1955–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Chile is 20.72, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Chile peaked at 22.07 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.61, in 1958.
That places Chile 63rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 7.87 | — |
| 1956 | 8.42 | +6.9% |
| 1957 | 7.63 | -9.3% |
| 1958 | 7.61 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 8.29 | +8.9% |
| 1960 | 8.78 | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 8.34 | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 8.54 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 9.56 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 8.91 | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 9.31 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 9.47 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 10.53 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 11.04 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 11.61 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 11.36 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 11.79 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 11.91 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.19 | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 11.6 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 12.29 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 13.04 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 13.76 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 13.32 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 13.76 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 14.58 | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 14.2 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 15.51 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 15.48 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.22 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 16.3 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 15.2 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 14.8 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 15.35 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 15.42 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 15.8 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 17.56 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 17.01 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 16.77 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 16.08 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 16.89 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 17.69 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.32 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 16.88 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 16.66 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 16.86 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 17.41 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 17.48 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.8 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.53 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 18.56 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.14 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 18.88 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 17.71 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 19.07 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 20.14 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.3 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.62 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 20.92 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 20.92 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.86 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.91 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.85 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.23 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.87 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.03 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 22.07 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.35 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 20.72 | -3.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 20.72 is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 41% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 20.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.96 | 7.61 | 8.42 | 5 |
| 1960s | 9.61 | 8.34 | 11.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.6 | 11.36 | 13.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.21 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.77 | 15.8 | 17.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.04 | 16.8 | 19.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.66 | 19.62 | 21.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.29 | 20.72 | 22.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Chile?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Chile was 20.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 in 1958.
- How does Chile rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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