Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women was 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador is 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador peaked at 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 109th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.36 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.8% |
| 1992 | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -40.6% |
| 1996 | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +94.5% |
| 1997 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.8% |
| 2001 | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 5.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.4% |
| 2010 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador?
- Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in El Salvador was 3.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rate in men vs. women recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rate in men vs. women recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lung cancer death rate in men vs. women rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 rate in men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.