Australia vs Thailand: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
Australia
20.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
20.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
52nd
Thailand rank
53rd
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 52nd and Thailand ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 51.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 47.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 54.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 43.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 33 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1108 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
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 Thailand?
- Australia, at 20.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- Australia ranks 52nd and Thailand 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 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.