Austria vs Belgium: Lung cancer death rates

Austria
16.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Belgium
15.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Austria rank
17th
Belgium rank
20th

Lung cancer death rates over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 1 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Belgium ranks 20th of 111 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1950s 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people 4.05 deaths per 100,000 people 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1960s 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1970s 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1980s 9.41 deaths per 100,000 people 7.78 deaths per 100,000 people 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
1990s 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8639 deaths per 100,000 people Austria
2000s 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people 13.57 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0735 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2010s 16.02 deaths per 100,000 people 16.69 deaths per 100,000 people 0.666 deaths per 100,000 people Belgium
2020s 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9322 deaths per 100,000 people Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Austria and Belgium?
1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
67 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
Austria ranks 17th and Belgium ranks 20th 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
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