Lung cancer death rates males in Peru
Peru: Lung cancer death rates males was 6.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates males in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, lung cancer death rates males in Peru stood at 6.17.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Peru peaked at 6.92 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 1999.
That places Peru 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.06 | — |
| 1996 | 5.03 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.53 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 4.97 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 2.27 | -54.3% |
| 2000 | 5.08 | +123.8% |
| 2001 | 4.45 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 4 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 4.75 | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 5.21 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 6.05 | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 5.55 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 5.91 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.53 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 6.7 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.74 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.59 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.71 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 6.39 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 5.03 | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 5.62 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 6.31 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 6.92 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 6.34 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 6.92 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 6.17 | -10.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 6.17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 41% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Peru's 6.17 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +123.8% | 2.27 | 5.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.37 | 2.27 | 5.06 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.42 | 4 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 | 5.03 | 6.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 | 6.17 | 6.92 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Peru?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Peru was 6.17 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Peru ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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