What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Croatia and Serbia?

4.92 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?

24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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.

Croatia vs Serbia: Lung cancer death rates in men

Croatia

101.66 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Serbia

96.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Croatia rank

1st

Serbia rank

4th

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Croatia
Serbia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 101.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 96.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia, a difference of 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	95.72 deaths per 100,000 people	81.88 deaths per 100,000 people	13.83 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2000s	99.37 deaths per 100,000 people	96 deaths per 100,000 people	3.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia
2010s	102.68 deaths per 100,000 people	108.61 deaths per 100,000 people	5.93 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2020s	99.57 deaths per 100,000 people	97.07 deaths per 100,000 people	2.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Croatia or Serbia?: Croatia, at 101.66 deaths per 100,000 people against 96.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Croatia and Serbia?: 4.92 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Croatia ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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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Indicator: Lung cancer death rates in men
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: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.