New Zealand vs Singapore: Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women
New Zealand
22.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Singapore
22.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
New Zealand rank
48th
Singapore rank
49th
Lung cancer death rate in men vs. women over time
- New Zealand
- Singapore
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 22.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and Singapore ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 34.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.42 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 53.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 54.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 43.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 32.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 42.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 25.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.1 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, New Zealand or Singapore?
- New Zealand, at 22.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.12 deaths per 100,000 people in Singapore as of 2018.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rate in men vs. women between New Zealand and Singapore?
- 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for lung cancer death rate in men vs. women?
- New Zealand ranks 48th 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.