Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women was 16.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
16.68 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
67th
of 111 countries
All-time high
23.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1988
All-time low
2.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1951
Years of data
66
1951–2020

Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951–2020

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Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 16.68 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rate in men vs. 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 death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1951.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th 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 death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago, 1951 to 2020.
Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1951 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people
1952 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people +68.3%
1953 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people -29.9%
1954 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people +92.9%
1955 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people +20.9%
1956 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people +6.4%
1957 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
1958 8.84 deaths per 100,000 people +36.3%
1960 10 deaths per 100,000 people +13.1%
1961 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people -34.0%
1962 14.65 deaths per 100,000 people +122.1%
1963 10.25 deaths per 100,000 people -30.0%
1966 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people +29.5%
1967 12.61 deaths per 100,000 people -5.0%
1968 6.95 deaths per 100,000 people -44.9%
1970 14.75 deaths per 100,000 people +112.2%
1971 17.48 deaths per 100,000 people +18.5%
1972 12.82 deaths per 100,000 people -26.6%
1973 10.95 deaths per 100,000 people -14.6%
1974 16.8 deaths per 100,000 people +53.4%
1975 17.83 deaths per 100,000 people +6.1%
1976 11.76 deaths per 100,000 people -34.0%
1977 12.63 deaths per 100,000 people +7.4%
1978 12.28 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
1979 13.07 deaths per 100,000 people +6.4%
1980 15.29 deaths per 100,000 people +17.0%
1981 10.71 deaths per 100,000 people -30.0%
1982 17.69 deaths per 100,000 people +65.2%
1983 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1984 17.63 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
1985 16.41 deaths per 100,000 people -6.9%
1986 19.75 deaths per 100,000 people +20.4%
1987 22.41 deaths per 100,000 people +13.4%
1988 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people +4.6%
1989 18.03 deaths per 100,000 people -23.0%
1990 15.64 deaths per 100,000 people -13.3%
1991 16.13 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
1992 17.21 deaths per 100,000 people +6.7%
1993 14.23 deaths per 100,000 people -17.4%
1994 12.88 deaths per 100,000 people -9.5%
1995 14.86 deaths per 100,000 people +15.4%
1996 19.25 deaths per 100,000 people +29.5%
1997 15.78 deaths per 100,000 people -18.0%
1998 17.98 deaths per 100,000 people +13.9%
1999 17.48 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
2000 15.98 deaths per 100,000 people -8.6%
2001 17.37 deaths per 100,000 people +8.7%
2002 15.48 deaths per 100,000 people -10.9%
2003 18.46 deaths per 100,000 people +19.3%
2004 17.46 deaths per 100,000 people -5.4%
2005 17.08 deaths per 100,000 people -2.2%
2006 16.85 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
2007 15.48 deaths per 100,000 people -8.2%
2008 15.51 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
2009 15.45 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
2010 17.85 deaths per 100,000 people +15.5%
2011 13.51 deaths per 100,000 people -24.3%
2012 15.75 deaths per 100,000 people +16.5%
2013 15.86 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2014 18.53 deaths per 100,000 people +16.8%
2015 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people -6.5%
2016 17.7 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
2017 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people -7.2%
2018 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people +1.9%
2019 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people -17.4%
2020 16.68 deaths per 100,000 people +20.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people 8.84 deaths per 100,000 people 8
1960s 10.62 deaths per 100,000 people 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people 14.65 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1970s 14.04 deaths per 100,000 people 10.95 deaths per 100,000 people 17.83 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1980s 17.94 deaths per 100,000 people 10.71 deaths per 100,000 people 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 16.15 deaths per 100,000 people 12.88 deaths per 100,000 people 19.25 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 16.51 deaths per 100,000 people 15.45 deaths per 100,000 people 18.46 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 16.35 deaths per 100,000 people 13.51 deaths per 100,000 people 18.53 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 16.68 deaths per 100,000 people 16.68 deaths per 100,000 people 16.68 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 64 French Guiana 17.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 65 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 66 Philippines 17.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 68 Grenada 16.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 69 Chile 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 70 Jordan 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago?
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women in Trinidad and Tobago was 16.68 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 23.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 1988.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rate in men vs. women recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 1951.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is lung cancer death rate in men vs. 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 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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