Lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lung cancer death rates males was 7.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.77
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
86th
of 111 countries
All-time high
10.22
in 2020
All-time low
2
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica is 7.77, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica peaked at 10.22 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 86th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 | — |
| 1962 | 3.56 | +78.4% |
| 1963 | 2.58 | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 4.43 | +71.8% |
| 1965 | 3.08 | -30.6% |
| 1966 | 3.36 | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 3.63 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 5.24 | +44.3% |
| 1969 | 3.43 | -34.6% |
| 1970 | 3.34 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 3.21 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 5.62 | +74.9% |
| 1973 | 4.15 | -26.1% |
| 1974 | 4.98 | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 6.46 | +29.6% |
| 1976 | 6.18 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 6.05 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.35 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 6.03 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 6.92 | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 8.78 | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 8.75 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.12 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 9.56 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 8.98 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 7.35 | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 8.44 | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 9.6 | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 8.43 | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 9 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 7.75 | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 8.55 | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 8.65 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.74 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.55 | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 9.53 | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 8.08 | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 7.38 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 8.77 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 8.5 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.53 | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 8.33 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 7.79 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 7.68 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.07 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.17 | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 6.76 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 8.07 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 8.62 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.39 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.09 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 7.46 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 7.75 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.59 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 8.67 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.22 | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 8.77 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 7.77 | -11.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 15% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.77 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.48 | 2 | 5.24 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.24 | 3.21 | 6.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.59 | 6.92 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4 | 7.38 | 9.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.54 | 6.17 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 | 7.46 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 | 7.77 | 10.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 83 Paraguay 10.28 compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 10.11 compare
- 85 Antigua and Barbuda 8.39 compare
- 87 Jordan 7.57 compare
- 88 Turkmenistan 7.34 compare
- 89 Guyana 7.33 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Costa Rica was 7.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.22 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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