What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Brazil and Portugal?

0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?

38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.

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.

Brazil vs Portugal: Lung cancer death rates

Brazil

9.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Portugal

8.91 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Brazil rank

44th

Portugal rank

47th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 47th of 111 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.09 deaths per 100,000 people	3.89 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1972 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
1980s	4.81 deaths per 100,000 people	4.42 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
1990s	6.13 deaths per 100,000 people	5.14 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9914 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
2000s	7.59 deaths per 100,000 people	5.98 deaths per 100,000 people	1.61 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
2010s	9.2 deaths per 100,000 people	7.52 deaths per 100,000 people	1.68 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Brazil or Portugal?: Brazil, at 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Brazil and Portugal?: 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Brazil ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 47th 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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