Lung cancer death rates in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Lung cancer death rates was 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in North Macedonia, 1991–2023
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 North Macedonia is 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in North Macedonia peaked at 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1992.
That places North Macedonia 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Greece 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Spain 11.34 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
- 36 Luxembourg 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 10,164 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 145,248 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 20.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 10,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 10,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 10,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 11,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 9,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 10,941 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in North Macedonia?
- Lung cancer death rates in North Macedonia was 11.2 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 1992.
- How does North Macedonia rank for lung cancer death rates?
- North Macedonia ranks 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.