Austria vs Hong Kong, China: Lung cancer death rates

Austria
16.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
15.53 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Austria rank
17th
Hong Kong, China rank
19th

Lung cancer death rates over time

  • Austria
  • Hong Kong, China
51015202530195519892023

How they compare

Austria currently reports 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Hong Kong, China ranks 19th of 111 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1950s 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2827 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China
1960s 6.74 deaths per 100,000 people 16.42 deaths per 100,000 people 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China
1970s 7.53 deaths per 100,000 people 24.61 deaths per 100,000 people 17.08 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China
1980s 9.41 deaths per 100,000 people 27.08 deaths per 100,000 people 17.67 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China
1990s 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people 25.17 deaths per 100,000 people 13.76 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China
2000s 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people 20.44 deaths per 100,000 people 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China
2010s 15.86 deaths per 100,000 people 17.53 deaths per 100,000 people 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Austria or Hong Kong, China?
Austria, at 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Austria and Hong Kong, China?
0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hong Kong, China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
How do Austria and Hong Kong, China rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
Austria ranks 17th and Hong Kong, China ranks 19th 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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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.