Lung cancer death rates in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lung cancer death rates was 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Paraguay, 2000–2021
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 69,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 66,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 63,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 64,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 69,000 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 65,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 66,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 66,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 69,545 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 62,332 (2025)
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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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.