Lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Lung cancer death rates in men was 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
21.28 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
62nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
21.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.8821 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1953
Years of data
66
1951–2020

Lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020

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Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in men in 2020. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8821 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1953.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951 to 2020.
Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1951 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
1952 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people +71.4%
1953 0.8821 deaths per 100,000 people -58.1%
1954 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people +191.8%
1955 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people +39.7%
1956 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people -10.4%
1957 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people +13.1%
1958 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people +52.4%
1960 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1961 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people -41.0%
1962 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people +140.5%
1963 4.78 deaths per 100,000 people -38.7%
1966 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people +35.2%
1967 6.54 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
1968 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people -40.6%
1970 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people +108.2%
1971 9.28 deaths per 100,000 people +14.6%
1972 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people -21.5%
1973 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people -7.0%
1974 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people +31.4%
1975 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people +18.7%
1976 7.27 deaths per 100,000 people -31.2%
1977 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people +9.3%
1978 8.03 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
1979 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
1980 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
1981 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people -14.6%
1982 10.64 deaths per 100,000 people +54.4%
1983 10.41 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
1984 10.66 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
1985 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
1986 11.99 deaths per 100,000 people +13.4%
1987 13.44 deaths per 100,000 people +12.1%
1988 14.36 deaths per 100,000 people +6.8%
1989 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people -21.8%
1990 9.46 deaths per 100,000 people -15.7%
1991 10 deaths per 100,000 people +5.7%
1992 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people +20.6%
1993 9.93 deaths per 100,000 people -17.7%
1994 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people -6.3%
1995 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people +11.8%
1996 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people +27.4%
1997 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people -18.2%
1998 12.89 deaths per 100,000 people +19.0%
1999 13.35 deaths per 100,000 people +3.5%
2000 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
2001 13.44 deaths per 100,000 people +8.7%
2002 12.44 deaths per 100,000 people -7.4%
2003 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
2004 14.52 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
2005 14.61 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2006 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2007 14.03 deaths per 100,000 people -4.6%
2008 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2009 14.67 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2010 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people +18.1%
2011 13.76 deaths per 100,000 people -20.6%
2012 16.22 deaths per 100,000 people +18.0%
2013 17.17 deaths per 100,000 people +5.8%
2014 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people +21.9%
2015 19.48 deaths per 100,000 people -6.9%
2016 20.26 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2017 19.59 deaths per 100,000 people -3.3%
2018 20.53 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
2019 17.56 deaths per 100,000 people -14.5%
2020 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people +21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8821 deaths per 100,000 people 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people 8
1960s 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1970s 8.21 deaths per 100,000 people 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 10.83 deaths per 100,000 people 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people 14.36 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 11.15 deaths per 100,000 people 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people 13.35 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 14.03 deaths per 100,000 people 12.37 deaths per 100,000 people 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 18.28 deaths per 100,000 people 13.76 deaths per 100,000 people 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 59 Albania 23.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 60 Argentina 23.21 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 61 Chile 21.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 63 Jamaica 20.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 64 Mongolia 19.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 65 Grenada 19.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago?
Lung cancer death rates in men in Trinidad and Tobago was 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8821 deaths per 100,000 people in 1953.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lung cancer death rates in men?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is lung cancer death rates in men rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates in men
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by 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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