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
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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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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
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