Lung cancer death rates in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lung cancer death rates was 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.97 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 19.8%
World rank
84th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1995
All-time low
1.7 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1973
Years of data
56
1966–2022
Lung cancer death rates in Ecuador, 1966–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, lung cancer death rates in Ecuador stood at 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Ecuador peaked at 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1973.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 2.3 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1967 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.6% |
| 1968 | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.2% |
| 1969 | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.2% |
| 1971 | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1974 | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.0% |
| 1980 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.5% |
| 1983 | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.9% |
| 1984 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +78.4% |
| 1985 | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 4.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 4.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 81 Panama 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Barbados 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Guyana 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Paraguay 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Belarus 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Ecuador?
- Lung cancer death rates in Ecuador was 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 1973.
- How does Ecuador rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.