Lung cancer death rates in Réunion
Réunion: Lung cancer death rates was 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Réunion, 2001–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates in Réunion is 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Réunion peaked at 8.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Réunion 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Réunion, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 6.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.2% |
| 2007 | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +71.6% |
| 2015 | 8.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 55 Suriname 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Türkiye 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Republic of Moldova 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Tajikistan 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Jamaica 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Mongolia 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.55 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.8% (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.55 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.55 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Réunion?
- Lung cancer death rates in Réunion was 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Réunion rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Réunion ranks 58th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion 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.