Lung cancer death rates in Germany
Germany: Lung cancer death rates was 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2020, lung cancer death rates in Germany stood at 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Germany peaked at 17.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1990.
Germany ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 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
- 17 Austria 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Slovenia 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Hong Kong 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Germany
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 371,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 379,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 395,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 374,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 392,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 369,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 368,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 389,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 401,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 390,195 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Germany?
- Lung cancer death rates in Germany was 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.