Lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lung cancer death rates males was 2.86 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2.86
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
107th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.71
in 2013
All-time low
1.39
in 1995
Years of data
28
1990–2018
Lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador is 2.86, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador peaked at 4.71 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 | — |
| 1991 | 1.46 | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | -34.0% |
| 1996 | 2.83 | +103.3% |
| 1997 | 2.59 | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 2.57 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.3 | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 3.35 | +45.3% |
| 2001 | 3.75 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 3.97 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4 | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 3.84 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 4.11 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.75 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 3.12 | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 3.62 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 4.16 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 4.52 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 4.71 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.15 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 3.19 | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 3.35 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.57 | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 2.86 | +11.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.86 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 | 1.39 | 2.83 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.82 | 3.12 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 | 2.57 | 4.71 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador?
- Lung cancer death rates males in El Salvador was 2.86 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 2013.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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