Japan vs Poland: Lung cancer death rates in men
Japan
90.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Poland
73.25 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
5th
Poland rank
8th
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 73.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 17.37 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Poland ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1960s | 11.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 19.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 34.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 51.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 80.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 71.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 85.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7809 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2020s | 89.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 90.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 73.25 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Japan and Poland?
- 17.37 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Japan ranks 5th 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.