Lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lung cancer death rates males was 16.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.86
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
67th
of 110 countries
All-time high
20.35
in 2016
All-time low
1.61
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius is 16.86, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius peaked at 20.35 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1965.
That places Mauritius 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.43 | — |
| 1962 | 4.09 | -24.6% |
| 1963 | 3.69 | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 4.41 | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 1.61 | -63.4% |
| 1966 | 3.94 | +144.2% |
| 1967 | 4.12 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 6.58 | +59.6% |
| 1969 | 5.99 | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 6.88 | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 4.84 | -29.6% |
| 1972 | 7.74 | +59.8% |
| 1973 | 8.62 | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 4.49 | -47.9% |
| 1975 | 6.55 | +45.7% |
| 1976 | 7.85 | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 5.01 | -36.1% |
| 1978 | 6.51 | +29.9% |
| 1979 | 10.24 | +57.3% |
| 1980 | 9.23 | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 12.83 | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 10.32 | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 9.12 | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 12.49 | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 12.96 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.65 | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 9.58 | -17.8% |
| 1988 | 14.41 | +50.4% |
| 1989 | 12.73 | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 11.43 | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 13.15 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 13.31 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.08 | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 10.93 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 13.05 | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 12.73 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.06 | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 12.63 | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 10.89 | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 10.34 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 16.3 | +57.6% |
| 2002 | 13.25 | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 16.18 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 14.87 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 12.07 | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 14.48 | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 13.4 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 17.43 | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 16.54 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 15.01 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 15.29 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.05 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19.42 | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 20.05 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 18.04 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 20.35 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 16.87 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 14.86 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 19.96 | +34.4% |
| 2020 | 16.13 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 19.81 | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 17.15 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 16.86 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.43 | 1.61 | 6.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.87 | 4.49 | 10.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.53 | 9.12 | 14.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.93 | 10.06 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.49 | 10.34 | 17.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.59 | 14.86 | 20.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 | 16.13 | 19.81 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Mauritius was 16.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.35 in 2016.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1965.
- How does Mauritius rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Mauritius ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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