Japan vs Réunion: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women

Japan
27.16 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Réunion
27.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Japan rank
38th
Réunion rank
36th

Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time

  • Japan
  • Réunion
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How they compare

Réunion currently reports 27.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 38th and Réunion ranks 36th of 111 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Réunion in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Réunion Difference Ahead
2000s 35.51 deaths per 100,000 people 37.43 deaths per 100,000 people 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people Réunion
2010s 32.42 deaths per 100,000 people 31.48 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9367 deaths per 100,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rate in men vs. women, Japan or Réunion?
Réunion, at 27.67 deaths per 100,000 people against 27.16 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2016.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between Japan and Réunion?
0.51 deaths per 100,000 people, with Réunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Réunion?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Japan and Réunion rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
Japan ranks 38th and Réunion ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
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

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