Lung cancer death rates in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lung cancer death rates was 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.83 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
99th
of 111 countries
All-time high
4.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1979
Years of data
55
1963–2022
Lung cancer death rates in Guatemala, 1963–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Guatemala peaked at 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1979.
Guatemala ranks 99th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1964 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.5% |
| 1966 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.4% |
| 1968 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6035 deaths per 100,000 people | -61.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6706 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +135.7% |
| 1974 | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1979 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +130.5% |
| 1986 | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 3.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.3% |
| 1997 | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 4.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6035 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 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 Guatemala?
- Lung cancer death rates in Guatemala was 2.83 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1979.
- How does Guatemala rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.