Lung cancer death rates males in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lung cancer death rates males was 4.36 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.36
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
103rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
5.98
in 2019
All-time low
1.46
in 1968
Years of data
56
1966–2022
Lung cancer death rates males in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4.36 for lung cancer death rates males in 2022.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Ecuador peaked at 5.98 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 1968.
That places Ecuador 103rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.18 | — |
| 1967 | 1.86 | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 1.46 | -21.6% |
| 1969 | 2.4 | +64.1% |
| 1970 | 2.07 | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 2.23 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 2.2 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.75 | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 2.08 | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 1.85 | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 2.16 | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 2.21 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.87 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 2.71 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 2.86 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 3.18 | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 3.5 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 3.42 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.95 | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 3.43 | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 3.61 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.57 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3.72 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 4.24 | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 4.19 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.51 | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 4.56 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.94 | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 4.34 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 4.43 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.64 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 4.19 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 4.52 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 4.58 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.22 | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 4.68 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 4.85 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.26 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.11 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.39 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.27 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 5.68 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 5.74 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.6 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.74 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 4.81 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.02 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 5.18 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 5.17 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.98 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 4.62 | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 4.36 | +9.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 29% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 42% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 | 1.46 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.16 | 1.75 | 2.87 | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.39 | 2.71 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.32 | 3.94 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.99 | 4.52 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 4.6 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4 | 4.62 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Ecuador?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Ecuador was 4.36 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 2019.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Ecuador ranks 103rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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