Lung cancer death rates in Georgia
Georgia: Lung cancer death rates was 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lung cancer death rates in Georgia, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates in Georgia is 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 39.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Georgia peaked at 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2010.
Georgia ranks 105th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 102 Sri Lanka 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Grenada 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 El Salvador 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Nicaragua 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Oman 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Georgia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 23,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,797 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 221,674 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 26,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 27,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 22,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 26,767 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Georgia?
- Lung cancer death rates in Georgia was 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Georgia rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Georgia ranks 105th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.