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

0.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovenia ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.

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 Slovenia: Lung cancer death rates

Belgium

15.03 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Slovenia

15.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Belgium rank

20th

Slovenia rank

18th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Belgium
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 18th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.36 deaths per 100,000 people	8.46 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1038 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia
1990s	10.55 deaths per 100,000 people	10.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3095 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2000s	13.57 deaths per 100,000 people	13.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0147 deaths per 100,000 people	Belgium
2010s	16.69 deaths per 100,000 people	16.91 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2204 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia
2020s	15.53 deaths per 100,000 people	17.43 deaths per 100,000 people	1.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Belgium or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 15.74 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 Belgium and Slovenia?: 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovenia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Slovenia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Belgium ranks 20th and Slovenia ranks 18th 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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