Lung cancer death rates males in Suriname

Suriname: Lung cancer death rates males was 16.52 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
16.52
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
67th
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.52
in 2014
All-time low
1.25
in 1964
Years of data
42
1963–2014

Lung cancer death rates males in Suriname, 1963–2014

0510151963198820141963: 5.81964: 1.31965: 3.11966: 1.81971: 1.61975: 3.91976: 4.91977: 3.21978: 6.41979: 5.51980: 7.21981: 4.41982: 10.81984: 8.71985: 3.81986: 6.31987: 6.71988: 6.11989: 6.41990: 8.11991: 5.71992: 5.61995: 4.51996: 4.81997: 3.51998: 5.21999: 7.22000: 12.22001: 11.62002: 12.72003: 9.32004: 102005: 9.12006: 10.22007: 11.32008: 12.72009: 11.82010: 10.12011: 9.32012: 13.22013: 14.52014: 16.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Suriname is 16.52, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Suriname peaked at 16.52 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1964.

That places Suriname 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Lung cancer death rates males in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Lung cancer death rates males in Suriname, 1963 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1963 5.79 —
1964 1.25 -78.3%
1965 3.05 +143.5%
1966 1.78 -41.6%
1971 1.62 -8.8%
1975 3.9 +139.8%
1976 4.86 +24.9%
1977 3.25 -33.2%
1978 6.43 +97.9%
1979 5.53 -14.0%
1980 7.16 +29.5%
1981 4.39 -38.7%
1982 10.76 +145.0%
1984 8.72 -18.9%
1985 3.77 -56.8%
1986 6.3 +67.2%
1987 6.7 +6.4%
1988 6.07 -9.5%
1989 6.44 +6.1%
1990 8.08 +25.5%
1991 5.72 -29.3%
1992 5.61 -1.8%
1995 4.46 -20.6%
1996 4.84 +8.5%
1997 3.48 -28.1%
1998 5.16 +48.3%
1999 7.23 +40.1%
2000 12.19 +68.7%
2001 11.64 -4.5%
2002 12.74 +9.5%
2003 9.34 -26.7%
2004 10.04 +7.4%
2005 9.13 -9.0%
2006 10.2 +11.8%
2007 11.25 +10.3%
2008 12.66 +12.5%
2009 11.76 -7.1%
2010 10.13 -13.9%
2011 9.28 -8.4%
2012 13.21 +42.4%
2013 14.52 +9.9%
2014 16.52 +13.8%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 16.52 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 16.52 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.97 1.25 5.79 4
1970s 4.26 1.62 6.43 6
1980s 6.7 3.77 10.76 9
1990s 5.57 3.48 8.08 8
2000s 11.1 9.13 12.74 10
2010s 12.73 9.28 16.52 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 64 Jamaica 20.57 compare
  2. 65 Grenada 19.2 compare
  3. 66 Mauritius 16.86 compare
  4. 68 Kazakhstan 16.45 compare
  5. 69 Brazil 15.46 compare
  6. 70 Saint Lucia 14.38 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates males in Suriname?
Lung cancer death rates males in Suriname was 16.52 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 16.52 in 2014.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1964.
How does Suriname rank for lung cancer death rates males?
Suriname ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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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Lung cancer death rates males
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
111 places, 4,930 data points, 1950–2024
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