Bulgaria vs Finland: Lung cancer death rates
Bulgaria
10.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Finland
11.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
37th
Finland rank
34th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Bulgaria
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Finland ranks 34th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0633 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7172 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5323 deaths per 100,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Bulgaria or Finland?
- Finland, at 11.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Bulgaria and Finland?
- 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Finland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Finland rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Finland ranks 34th 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
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.