Lung cancer death rates in Israel
Israel: Lung cancer death rates was 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Israel, 1975–2022
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 Israel is 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Israel peaked at 12.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1975.
That places Israel 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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More health data for Israel
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 85,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 82,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 83,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 89,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 84,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 90,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 90,605 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 709,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 86,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 87,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Israel?
- Lung cancer death rates in Israel was 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 12.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 1975.
- How does Israel rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Israel ranks 48th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.