Romania vs Spain: Lung cancer death rates in men
Romania
68.27 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Spain
69.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Romania rank
13th
Spain rank
11th
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 69.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 68.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 13th and Spain ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1960s | 26.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1970s | 32.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9635 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1980s | 41.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 55.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 74.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 68.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 78.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 79.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 75.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 71.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2351 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Romania or Spain?
- Spain, at 69.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 68.27 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Romania and Spain?
- 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Romania ranks 13th and Spain ranks 11th 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.