Australia vs Singapore: Lung cancer death rates in men
Australia
39.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
39.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
48th
Singapore rank
47th
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 39.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 39.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Singapore ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 48.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 55.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 51.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 46.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 42.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 38.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Australia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 39.54 deaths per 100,000 people against 39.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Australia and Singapore?
- 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Australia ranks 48th and Singapore ranks 47th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.