What is lung cancer death rates in Spain?

Lung cancer death rates in Spain was 11.34 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 Spain?

The highest recorded value was 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.

What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1951.

How does Spain rank for lung cancer death rates?

Spain ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.

Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain 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.

Lung cancer death rates in Spain

Name: Lung cancer death rates in Spain
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: Lung cancer death rates was 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

11.34 deaths per 100,000 people

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

32nd

of 111 countries

All-time high

11.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

All-time low

2.45 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1951

Years of data

1951–2023

Lung cancer death rates in Spain, 1951–2023

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 Spain is 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Spain peaked at 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1951.

Spain ranks 32nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.16 deaths per 100,000 people	2.45 deaths per 100,000 people	3.93 deaths per 100,000 people	9
1960s	4.21 deaths per 100,000 people	3.87 deaths per 100,000 people	4.6 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1970s	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	4.22 deaths per 100,000 people	4.71 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1980s	4.18 deaths per 100,000 people	3.93 deaths per 100,000 people	4.42 deaths per 100,000 people	10
1990s	4.48 deaths per 100,000 people	4.04 deaths per 100,000 people	4.95 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2000s	6.4 deaths per 100,000 people	5.24 deaths per 100,000 people	7.62 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2010s	9.39 deaths per 100,000 people	8.33 deaths per 100,000 people	10.32 deaths per 100,000 people	10
2020s	10.95 deaths per 100,000 people	10.42 deaths per 100,000 people	11.34 deaths per 100,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Spain

29 Slovakia 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people compare
31 Greece 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Spain

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Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 231,084 (2025)
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Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 226,160 (2025)
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Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 193,733 (2025)
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Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 231,702 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in Spain?: Lung cancer death rates in Spain was 11.34 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 1951.
How does Spain rank for lung cancer death rates?: Spain ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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

Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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