Lung cancer death rates in Brunei
Brunei: Lung cancer death rates was 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Lung cancer death rates in Brunei, 1996–2019
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 Brunei is 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Brunei peaked at 36.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Brunei 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 24.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 3 Denmark 23.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Serbia 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Netherlands 21.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Canada 20.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Norway 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 United Kingdom 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Brunei
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 3,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,994 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Brunei?
- Lung cancer death rates in Brunei was 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 36.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Brunei rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Brunei ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.