What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Réunion and Sweden?

3.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Réunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Sweden?

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

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.

Réunion vs Sweden: Lung cancer death rates in men

Réunion

33.95 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Sweden

30.31 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Réunion rank

51st

Sweden rank

53rd

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Réunion
Sweden

How they compare

Réunion currently reports 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 30.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Réunion's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Réunion ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd of 111 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Réunion	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30.11 deaths per 100,000 people	40.94 deaths per 100,000 people	10.83 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2010s	34.24 deaths per 100,000 people	38.81 deaths per 100,000 people	4.58 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Réunion or Sweden?: Réunion, at 33.95 deaths per 100,000 people against 30.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Réunion and Sweden?: 3.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Réunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Réunion and Sweden rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Réunion ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 53rd 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

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