Lung cancer death rates in Peru
Peru: Lung cancer death rates was 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Peru, 1995–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2022.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Peru peaked at 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1999.
Peru ranks 69th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 66 Iran 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Colombia 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Mauritius 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Belize 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Puerto Rico 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Peru
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 276,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 279,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 288,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 286,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 273,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 270,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 280,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 289,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 283,003 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Peru?
- Lung cancer death rates in Peru was 5.76 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Peru ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.