Lung cancer death rates in Paraguay

Paraguay: Lung cancer death rates was 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
3.82 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
86th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
3.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Lung cancer death rates in Paraguay, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 3.3 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Paraguay peaked at 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.

That places Paraguay 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 83 Barbados 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 84 Ecuador 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 85 Guyana 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 87 Belarus 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 88 Fiji 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 89 Mexico 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in Paraguay?
Lung cancer death rates in Paraguay was 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
How does Paraguay rank for lung cancer death rates?
Paraguay ranks 86th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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

Indicator
Lung cancer death rates
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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