Italy vs Poland: Lung cancer death rates in men
Italy
72.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Poland
73.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
9th
Poland rank
8th
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 73.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 72.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Poland ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1960s | 33.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 57.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 83 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 93.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 90.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 83.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 74.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4976 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 73.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 72.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Italy and Poland?
- 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Italy ranks 9th and Poland ranks 8th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.