What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Brunei and United Kingdom?

1.86 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brunei ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Kingdom?

24 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Brunei vs United Kingdom: Lung cancer death rates

Brunei

21.6 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2019

United Kingdom

19.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Brunei rank

6th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Brunei
United Kingdom

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Brunei ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.69 deaths per 100,000 people	22.99 deaths per 100,000 people	1.3 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2000s	24.29 deaths per 100,000 people	23.21 deaths per 100,000 people	1.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Brunei
2010s	19.31 deaths per 100,000 people	22.77 deaths per 100,000 people	3.46 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Brunei or United Kingdom?: Brunei, at 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Brunei and United Kingdom?: 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Brunei and United Kingdom rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Brunei ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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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