Lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lung cancer death rates males was 2.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala, 1963–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala stood at 2.51.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala peaked at 3.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2238, in 1979.
That places Guatemala 109th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.7995 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9144 | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7091 | -33.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7272 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.15 | +58.5% |
| 1969 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6327 | -45.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6497 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.32 | +102.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9851 | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9385 | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7734 | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2238 | -71.1% |
| 1980 | 1.12 | +400.5% |
| 1981 | 1.04 | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4076 | -60.8% |
| 1986 | 1.31 | +220.2% |
| 1987 | 1.6 | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 1.43 | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 1.8 | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 1.91 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.13 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 1.73 | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 1.55 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 2.51 | +62.2% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 1.73 | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 3.36 | +93.7% |
| 1998 | 2.78 | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 3.17 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 3.6 | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 3.23 | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 3.19 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.59 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 3.49 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.72 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.18 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 3.54 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 3.55 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.94 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 3.13 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.29 | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 2.77 | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 2.62 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.57 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.49 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.63 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.39 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.65 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.42 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.22 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 2.51 | +13.5% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 17% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.51 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 24% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +400.5% | 0.2238 | 1.12 |
| 1986 | +220.2% | 0.4076 | 1.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9323 | 0.7091 | 1.16 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.825 | 0.2238 | 1.32 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 0.4076 | 1.8 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 1.55 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 2.94 | 3.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.29 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 | 2.22 | 2.65 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Guatemala was 2.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 in 2005.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2238 in 1979.
- How does Guatemala rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Guatemala ranks 109th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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