Lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lung cancer deaths men women was 6.24 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.24 for lung cancer deaths men women in 2022.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica peaked at 23.79 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 4.33, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.33 | — |
| 1962 | 8.32 | +92.2% |
| 1963 | 6.21 | -25.3% |
| 1964 | 9.35 | +50.5% |
| 1965 | 6.77 | -27.6% |
| 1966 | 7.68 | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 8.84 | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 12.06 | +36.4% |
| 1969 | 7.65 | -36.6% |
| 1970 | 7.71 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 6.91 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 13.48 | +95.1% |
| 1973 | 8.86 | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 10.17 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 13.75 | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 13.41 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 13.57 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 14.03 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 13.41 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 15.44 | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 19.57 | +26.7% |
| 1982 | 19.03 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 15.77 | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 20.57 | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 21.24 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 16.5 | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 18.5 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 23.79 | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 18.41 | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 18.74 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.93 | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 17.36 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 16.75 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 16.94 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.83 | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 16.34 | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 13.44 | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 11.97 | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 14.05 | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 12.91 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 13.17 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.21 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 11.9 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 10.88 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 10.29 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 9.69 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 8.94 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 7.74 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 8.05 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.41 | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 9.79 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 9.19 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 7.68 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 7.65 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.31 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.22 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.35 | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 8.62 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.64 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.22 | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 6.24 | -13.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.33, 25% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.24 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.31, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +95.1% | 6.91 | 13.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.91 | 4.33 | 12.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.53 | 6.91 | 14.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.88 | 15.44 | 23.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.64 | 11.97 | 18.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 | 7.74 | 13.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.38 | 7.22 | 9.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 | 6.24 | 8.64 | 3 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica?
- Lung cancer deaths men women in Costa Rica was 6.24 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer deaths men women recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.79 in 1988.
- What is the lowest lung cancer deaths men women recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lung cancer deaths men women?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer deaths men women rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer deaths men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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