What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?

23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.

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.

Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Lung cancer death rates

Azerbaijan

2.98 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2007

Turkmenistan

2.97 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2015

Azerbaijan rank

94th

Turkmenistan rank

95th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 111 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.49 deaths per 100,000 people	5.42 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people	Azerbaijan
1990s	4.41 deaths per 100,000 people	4.06 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3436 deaths per 100,000 people	Azerbaijan
2000s	4.43 deaths per 100,000 people	3.04 deaths per 100,000 people	1.39 deaths per 100,000 people	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?: Azerbaijan, at 2.98 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2007.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2007.
How do Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 95th 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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