Lung cancer death rates by country
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
111
Highest
28.96 deaths per 100,000 people
Hungary
Lowest
0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people
Albania
Median
6.92 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,882
What the numbers show
Lung cancer death rates is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 28.96 deaths per 100,000 people in Hungary; the lowest is 0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 230.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 94.0%).
Lung cancer death rates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 28.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Denmark | 23.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Serbia | 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 21.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Brunei | 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 20.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Norway | 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 11 | Cuba | 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 21 | Montenegro | 14.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 13.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 25 | France | 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 12.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 40 | Thailand | 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 9.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 49 | Japan | 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 51 | South Korea | 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 54 | Philippines | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 55 | Suriname | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 56 | Turkey | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 57 | Moldova | 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 58 | Reunion | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 99.2% | flat |
| 60 | Jamaica | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 61 | Mongolia | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 62 | Lithuania | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 63 | Guadeloupe | 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 64 | Russia | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 65 | Malaysia | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 66 | Iran | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2017 | — | rising |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritius | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 71 | Belize | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 73 | French Guiana | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Ukraine | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 76 | Martinique | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 80 | Qatar | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Panama | 4.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Barbados | 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2013 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 84 | Ecuador | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guyana | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2020 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 87 | Belarus | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 88 | Fiji | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2012 | up 230.1% | falling |
| 89 | Mexico | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 91 | Bahamas | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Syria | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2007 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2015 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 99 | Guatemala | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 100 | Seychelles | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Maldives | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Grenada | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 104 | El Salvador | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 107 | Oman | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Mayotte | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2016 | — | falling |
| 110 | Bahrain | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2014 | down 88.1% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 0.5103 deaths per 100,000 people | 2010 | down 94.0% | flat |
About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.