Lung cancer death rates in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Lung cancer death rates was 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Luxembourg, 1967–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2023.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Luxembourg peaked at 20.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1968.
Luxembourg ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 1970s | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 33 North Macedonia 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Finland 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Romania 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Bulgaria 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Venezuela 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 Singapore 10.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Luxembourg
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3,648 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,592 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 3,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 3,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Luxembourg?
- Lung cancer death rates in Luxembourg was 10.91 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 1968.
- How does Luxembourg rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Luxembourg ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.