What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Belgium and Hong Kong?

0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong?

63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.

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.

Belgium vs Hong Kong: Lung cancer death rates

Belgium

15.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Hong Kong

15.53 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2017

Belgium rank

20th

Hong Kong rank

19th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Belgium
Hong Kong

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Hong Kong ranks 19th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.05 deaths per 100,000 people	7.04 deaths per 100,000 people	2.99 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
1960s	4.93 deaths per 100,000 people	16.42 deaths per 100,000 people	11.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
1970s	6.12 deaths per 100,000 people	24.61 deaths per 100,000 people	18.49 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
1980s	7.78 deaths per 100,000 people	27.08 deaths per 100,000 people	19.3 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
1990s	10.55 deaths per 100,000 people	25.17 deaths per 100,000 people	14.62 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
2000s	13.57 deaths per 100,000 people	20.44 deaths per 100,000 people	6.86 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
2010s	16.82 deaths per 100,000 people	17.53 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7095 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Belgium or Hong Kong?: Hong Kong, at 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2017.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Belgium and Hong Kong?: 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hong Kong?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Hong Kong rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Belgium ranks 20th and Hong Kong 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
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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