Australia vs Singapore: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
Australia
20.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
22.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
52nd
Singapore rank
49th
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 22.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 52nd and Singapore ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 51.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 53.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 43.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 33.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 26.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rate in men vs. women, Australia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 22.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Australia and Singapore?
- 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- Australia ranks 52nd and Singapore ranks 49th 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 rate in men vs. women. 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 in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.