Lung cancer death rates in Cuba
Cuba: Lung cancer death rates was 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.87 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
11th
of 111 countries
All-time high
21.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
All-time low
13.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1969
Years of data
55
1964–2021
Lung cancer death rates in Cuba, 1964–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Cuba peaked at 21.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1969.
Cuba ranks 11th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Cuba, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1968 | 15.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 16.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.4% |
| 1971 | 16.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 17.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 16.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 16.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 17 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 15.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 17.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 15.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 16.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 15.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 16.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 15.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 14.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 16.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 17.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 19.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 19.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 19.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 21.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 20.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 19.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 8 Norway 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 New Zealand 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Croatia 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Poland 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Ireland 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Cuba?
- Lung cancer death rates in Cuba was 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 21.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969.
- How does Cuba rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Cuba ranks 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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 rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.