Lung cancer death rates in Suriname
Suriname: Lung cancer death rates was 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Suriname, 1963–2014
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2014, lung cancer death rates in Suriname stood at 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Suriname peaked at 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7768 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1986.
Suriname ranks 55th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7768 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 52 Armenia 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 South Africa 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Philippines 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 56 Turkey 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Moldova 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Reunion 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Suriname
- Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 5,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 5,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 5,412 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 5,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 5,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 5,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 5,588 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 52,412 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Suriname?
- Lung cancer death rates in Suriname was 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7768 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
- How does Suriname rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Suriname ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.