Bulgaria vs Romania: Lung cancer death rates
Bulgaria
10.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Romania
11.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
37th
Romania rank
35th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Romania ranks 35th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5273 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6072 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2959 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4112 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 10.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4716 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 11.01 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 Romania?
- 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th and Romania ranks 35th 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.