What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy?

0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy?

16 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy: Lung cancer death rates

Bosnia and Herzegovina

11.92 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Italy

12.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

30th

Italy rank

28th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and Italy ranks 28th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.59 deaths per 100,000 people	8.08 deaths per 100,000 people	1.51 deaths per 100,000 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	9.3 deaths per 100,000 people	8.33 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9683 deaths per 100,000 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	12.54 deaths per 100,000 people	12.15 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3946 deaths per 100,000 people	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	12.03 deaths per 100,000 people	12.1 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0653 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Italy?: Italy, at 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.92 deaths per 100,000 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy?: 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and Italy ranks 28th 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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About this data

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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