Lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt
Egypt: Lung cancer death rates in men was 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2019, lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt stood at 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt peaked at 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1977.
Egypt ranks 102nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1966 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.5% |
| 1978 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
| 1980 | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 99 Uzbekistan 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 100 Syria 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 101 Fiji 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Ecuador 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Kuwait 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Nicaragua 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt?
- Lung cancer death rates in men in Egypt was 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977.
- How does Egypt rank for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Egypt ranks 102nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lung cancer death rates in men rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.