Lung cancer death rates in Chile
Chile: Lung cancer death rates was 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Chile, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Chile recorded 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2022.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Chile peaked at 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1956.
Chile ranks 42nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 5.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 39 Singapore 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Thailand 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 41 Argentina 9.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Cyprus 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Brazil 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 45 Estonia 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Chile
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 120,050 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 1.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 15.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 124,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 121,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 122,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 127,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 118,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 126,401 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Chile?
- Lung cancer death rates in Chile was 9.56 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people in 1956.
- How does Chile rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Chile ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.