What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Austria and Germany?

0.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

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.

Austria vs Germany: Lung cancer death rates

Austria

16.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Germany

16.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Austria rank

17th

Germany rank

16th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Austria
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.41 deaths per 100,000 people	10.26 deaths per 100,000 people	1.15 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria
2000s	13.5 deaths per 100,000 people	13.38 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1229 deaths per 100,000 people	Austria
2010s	16.02 deaths per 100,000 people	16.4 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3763 deaths per 100,000 people	Germany
2020s	16.04 deaths per 100,000 people	16.57 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5258 deaths per 100,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Austria or Germany?: Germany, at 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Austria and Germany?: 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th 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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