Lung cancer deaths men women in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Lung cancer deaths men women was 16.68 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16.68
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
66th
of 111 countries
All-time high
23.43
in 1988
All-time low
2.17
in 1951
Years of data
66
1951–2020
Lung cancer deaths men women in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 16.68 for lung cancer deaths men women in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer deaths men women in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 23.43 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 1951.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Lung cancer deaths men women in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2.17 | — |
| 1952 | 3.64 | +68.3% |
| 1953 | 2.55 | -29.9% |
| 1954 | 4.92 | +92.9% |
| 1955 | 5.95 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | 6.33 | +6.4% |
| 1957 | 6.49 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 8.84 | +36.3% |
| 1960 | 10 | +13.1% |
| 1961 | 6.59 | -34.0% |
| 1962 | 14.65 | +122.1% |
| 1963 | 10.25 | -30.0% |
| 1966 | 13.28 | +29.5% |
| 1967 | 12.61 | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 6.95 | -44.9% |
| 1970 | 14.75 | +112.2% |
| 1971 | 17.48 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 12.82 | -26.6% |
| 1973 | 10.95 | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 16.8 | +53.4% |
| 1975 | 17.83 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 11.76 | -34.0% |
| 1977 | 12.63 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 12.28 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 13.07 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 15.29 | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 10.71 | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 17.69 | +65.2% |
| 1983 | 18.09 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 17.63 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 16.41 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 19.75 | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 22.41 | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 23.43 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 18.03 | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 15.64 | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 16.13 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 17.21 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 14.23 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 12.88 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 14.86 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 19.25 | +29.5% |
| 1997 | 15.78 | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 17.98 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 17.48 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 15.98 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 17.37 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 15.48 | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 18.46 | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 17.46 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 17.08 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.85 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.48 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 15.51 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.45 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.85 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 13.51 | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 15.75 | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 15.86 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.53 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 17.33 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 17.7 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.42 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 16.74 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 13.83 | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 16.68 | +20.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16.68 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.33, 66% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16.68 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.31, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer deaths men women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +122.1% | 6.59 | 14.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 | 2.17 | 8.84 | 8 |
| 1960s | 10.62 | 6.59 | 14.65 | 7 |
| 1970s | 14.04 | 10.95 | 17.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.94 | 10.71 | 23.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.15 | 12.88 | 19.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.51 | 15.45 | 18.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.35 | 13.51 | 18.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.68 | 16.68 | 16.68 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer deaths men women in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Lung cancer deaths men women in Trinidad and Tobago was 16.68 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer deaths men women recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 23.43 in 1988.
- What is the lowest lung cancer deaths men women recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 1951.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lung cancer deaths men women?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lung cancer deaths men women rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 deaths men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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