Lung cancer death rates males in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Lung cancer death rates males was 21.28 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates males in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 21.28 for lung cancer death rates males 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 males in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 21.28 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8821, 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 males in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1.23 | — |
| 1952 | 2.11 | +71.4% |
| 1953 | 0.8821 | -58.1% |
| 1954 | 2.57 | +191.8% |
| 1955 | 3.6 | +39.7% |
| 1956 | 3.22 | -10.4% |
| 1957 | 3.65 | +13.1% |
| 1958 | 5.56 | +52.4% |
| 1960 | 5.49 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 3.24 | -41.0% |
| 1962 | 7.8 | +140.5% |
| 1963 | 4.78 | -38.7% |
| 1966 | 6.45 | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 6.54 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.89 | -40.6% |
| 1970 | 8.1 | +108.2% |
| 1971 | 9.28 | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 7.29 | -21.5% |
| 1973 | 6.77 | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 8.9 | +31.4% |
| 1975 | 10.57 | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 7.27 | -31.2% |
| 1977 | 7.95 | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 8.03 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 7.91 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 8.07 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 6.89 | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 10.64 | +54.4% |
| 1983 | 10.41 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 10.66 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 10.57 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 11.99 | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 13.44 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 14.36 | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 11.22 | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 9.46 | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 10 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 12.06 | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 9.93 | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 9.3 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 10.4 | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 13.25 | +27.4% |
| 1997 | 10.84 | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 12.89 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 13.35 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 12.37 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 13.44 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 12.44 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.9 | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 14.52 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.61 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.71 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.03 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 14.59 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 14.67 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.33 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 13.76 | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 16.22 | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 17.17 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 20.92 | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 19.48 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 20.26 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 19.59 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.53 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 17.56 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 21.28 | +21.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.28 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +191.8% | 0.8821 | 2.57 |
| 1962 | +140.5% | 3.24 | 7.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.85 | 0.8821 | 5.56 | 8 |
| 1960s | 5.46 | 3.24 | 7.8 | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.21 | 6.77 | 10.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.83 | 6.89 | 14.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.15 | 9.3 | 13.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.03 | 12.37 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 | 13.76 | 20.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.28 | 21.28 | 21.28 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Trinidad and Tobago was 21.28 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 21.28 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8821 in 1953.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lung cancer death rates males 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 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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