Lung cancer death rates in Croatia
Croatia: Lung cancer death rates was 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Croatia, 1985–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Croatia peaked at 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1985.
That places Croatia 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 9.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 9 United Kingdom 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 New Zealand 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Cuba 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Poland 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Ireland 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 United States 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Croatia
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 19,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 18,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 18,620 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 17,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 17,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 17,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 16,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 18,766 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Croatia?
- Lung cancer death rates in Croatia was 18.35 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 1985.
- How does Croatia rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.