Belgium vs Bulgaria: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
Belgium
32.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria
32.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belgium rank
24th
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 32.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 76.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 88.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 77.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 59.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 43.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3707 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 32.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rate in men vs. women, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 32.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β 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.