Lung cancer death rates in Lithuania
Lithuania: Lung cancer death rates was 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Lithuania, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, lung cancer death rates in Lithuania stood at 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Lithuania peaked at 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1998.
Lithuania ranks 62nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 59 Tajikistan 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Jamaica 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Mongolia 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Guadeloupe 6.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Russia 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Malaysia 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,635 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 208,171 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 13,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 14,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 14,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 14,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 15,074 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 14,867 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Lithuania?
- Lung cancer death rates in Lithuania was 6.57 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Lithuania ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.