Lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait

Kuwait: Lung cancer death rates males was 3.13 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.13
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
103rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.73
in 1977
All-time low
2.15
in 2009
Years of data
43
1972–2023

Lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait, 1972–2023

24681972199720231972: 4.11975: 5.51976: 61977: 7.71978: 5.71979: 6.31980: 6.61981: 4.61982: 7.71983: 6.91984: 5.71985: 61986: 4.71987: 5.21993: 4.51994: 3.21995: 4.11996: 4.41997: 4.81998: 3.91999: 3.42000: 4.32001: 3.12002: 3.52003: 4.72004: 4.52005: 3.42006: 4.22007: 3.12008: 2.42009: 2.22010: 2.92011: 2.52012: 3.52013: 32014: 3.52015: 3.22016: 2.52017: 3.52018: 2.22019: 3.22022: 3.42023: 3.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 3.13 for lung cancer death rates males in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait peaked at 7.73 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.15, in 2009.

Kuwait ranks 103rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait, 1972 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1972 4.06
1975 5.52 +36.0%
1976 6.02 +9.2%
1977 7.73 +28.3%
1978 5.73 -25.9%
1979 6.28 +9.7%
1980 6.57 +4.5%
1981 4.65 -29.3%
1982 7.65 +64.8%
1983 6.95 -9.2%
1984 5.73 -17.6%
1985 5.96 +4.0%
1986 4.72 -20.8%
1987 5.18 +9.7%
1993 4.53 -12.6%
1994 3.22 -28.9%
1995 4.14 +28.6%
1996 4.36 +5.3%
1997 4.77 +9.3%
1998 3.91 -17.9%
1999 3.44 -12.1%
2000 4.28 +24.3%
2001 3.1 -27.5%
2002 3.51 +13.2%
2003 4.7 +34.1%
2004 4.54 -3.6%
2005 3.43 -24.3%
2006 4.23 +23.1%
2007 3.07 -27.3%
2008 2.39 -22.3%
2009 2.15 -10.0%
2010 2.89 +34.2%
2011 2.52 -12.7%
2012 3.46 +37.4%
2013 3.03 -12.3%
2014 3.49 +15.0%
2015 3.24 -7.1%
2016 2.54 -21.7%
2017 3.46 +36.3%
2018 2.24 -35.1%
2019 3.16 +40.8%
2022 3.45 +9.0%
2023 3.13 -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.89 4.06 7.73 6
1980s 5.92 4.65 7.65 8
1990s 4.05 3.22 4.77 7
2000s 3.54 2.15 4.7 10
2010s 3 2.24 3.49 10
2020s 3.29 3.13 3.45 2

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 100 Fiji 4.76 compare
  2. 101 Egypt 4.67 compare
  3. 102 Ecuador 4.36 compare
  4. 104 Nicaragua 2.96 compare
  5. 105 Maldives 2.91 compare
  6. 106 El Salvador 2.86 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait?
Lung cancer death rates males in Kuwait was 3.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 7.73 in 1977.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 2.15 in 2009.
How does Kuwait rank for lung cancer death rates males?
Kuwait ranks 103rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait 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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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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