Lung cancer death rates in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lung cancer death rates was 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2018, lung cancer death rates in El Salvador stood at 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in El Salvador peaked at 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1992.
That places El Salvador 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.6% |
| 1996 | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +107.8% |
| 1997 | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 2.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people, 54% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +107.8% | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 101 Maldives 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Sri Lanka 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Grenada 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Georgia 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Nicaragua 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Oman 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 El Salvador?
- Lung cancer death rates in El Salvador was 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for lung cancer death rates?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.