What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Switzerland and Türkiye?

1.63 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Türkiye?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

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.

Switzerland vs Türkiye: Lung cancer death rates in men

Switzerland

41.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Türkiye

42.72 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Switzerland rank

45th

Türkiye rank

42nd

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Switzerland
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 42.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 41.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 45th and Türkiye ranks 42nd of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	50.49 deaths per 100,000 people	40.92 deaths per 100,000 people	9.57 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2010s	48.97 deaths per 100,000 people	47.87 deaths per 100,000 people	1.09 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2020s	42.96 deaths per 100,000 people	43.75 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7945 deaths per 100,000 people	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Switzerland or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 42.72 deaths per 100,000 people against 41.09 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Switzerland and Türkiye?: 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Türkiye?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Türkiye rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Switzerland ranks 45th and Türkiye ranks 42nd 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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