What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Armenia and Korea?

0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Korea?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Armenia vs Korea: Lung cancer death rates

Armenia

7.24 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Korea

7.48 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Armenia rank

52nd

Korea rank

51st

Lung cancer death rates over time

Armenia
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Armenia, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 52nd and Korea ranks 51st of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.75 deaths per 100,000 people	5.79 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9595 deaths per 100,000 people	Armenia
1990s	5.74 deaths per 100,000 people	9.89 deaths per 100,000 people	4.15 deaths per 100,000 people	Korea
2000s	8.12 deaths per 100,000 people	11.77 deaths per 100,000 people	3.65 deaths per 100,000 people	Korea
2010s	8.58 deaths per 100,000 people	9.9 deaths per 100,000 people	1.32 deaths per 100,000 people	Korea
2020s	9.42 deaths per 100,000 people	7.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.59 deaths per 100,000 people	Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Armenia or Korea?: Korea, at 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Armenia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Armenia and Korea?: 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Korea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Armenia and Korea rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Armenia ranks 52nd and Korea ranks 51st 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 rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
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: 27 August 2026

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