Australia vs Sweden: Lung cancer death rates
Australia
13.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
14.13 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6086 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 4.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2181 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 12.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 14.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4464 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7823 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0972 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.55 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Australia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.