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Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Guyana

Guyana: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women was 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9.31 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 31.4%
World rank
87th
of 111 countries
All-time high
12.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
2.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2012
Years of data
34
1977–2020

Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Guyana, 1977–2020

246810121977199820201977: 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 9.8 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 10.1 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 11 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 7 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 6 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people

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 Guyana is 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Guyana peaked at 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.

Guyana ranks 87th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Guyana, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1977 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people —
1984 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people +130.0%
1988 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people +44.8%
1989 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people -32.4%
1990 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people +21.7%
1991 9.55 deaths per 100,000 people +18.4%
1992 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people -52.2%
1993 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people +120.9%
1994 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people -48.5%
1995 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people +19.7%
1996 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people +4.8%
1997 7.57 deaths per 100,000 people +16.2%
1998 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people -12.0%
1999 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people +58.6%
2001 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people +14.1%
2002 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people -64.5%
2003 7.46 deaths per 100,000 people +74.4%
2004 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people -32.2%
2005 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people +117.8%
2006 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people -36.6%
2007 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people -40.1%
2008 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people +18.9%
2009 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people +29.9%
2010 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people +31.9%
2011 6.01 deaths per 100,000 people -29.4%
2012 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people -65.3%
2013 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people +340.8%
2014 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people -34.2%
2015 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
2016 7.27 deaths per 100,000 people +16.3%
2017 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people -21.8%
2018 10.33 deaths per 100,000 people +81.6%
2019 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people -31.4%
2020 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people +31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1980s 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people 3
1990s 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people 10.57 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people 9
2010s 6.84 deaths per 100,000 people 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people 10.33 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people 9.31 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 84 Turkmenistan 11.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 85 Mayotte 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 86 Syria 10.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 88 Colombia 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 89 Bahamas 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 90 Sri Lanka 9 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Guyana?
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Guyana was 9.31 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 rate in men vs. women recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 12.06 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rate in men vs. women recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
How does Guyana rank for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
Guyana ranks 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is lung cancer death rate in men vs. women rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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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Indicator
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
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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