Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Lung cancer death rates
Bulgaria
10.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Luxembourg
10.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
37th
Luxembourg rank
36th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Luxembourg ranks 36th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Luxembourg ranks 36th 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.