What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Croatia and Poland?

0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?

35 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.

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.

Croatia vs Poland: Lung cancer death rates

Croatia

18.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Poland

18.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Croatia rank

12th

Poland rank

13th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Croatia
Poland

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

Croatia ranks 12th and Poland ranks 13th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.25 deaths per 100,000 people	9.69 deaths per 100,000 people	1.45 deaths per 100,000 people	Poland
1990s	9.49 deaths per 100,000 people	11.79 deaths per 100,000 people	2.3 deaths per 100,000 people	Poland
2000s	12.61 deaths per 100,000 people	15.7 deaths per 100,000 people	3.09 deaths per 100,000 people	Poland
2010s	16.1 deaths per 100,000 people	18.95 deaths per 100,000 people	2.85 deaths per 100,000 people	Poland
2020s	18.28 deaths per 100,000 people	18.23 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0456 deaths per 100,000 people	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Croatia or Poland?: Croatia, at 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Croatia and Poland?: 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Croatia ranks 12th and Poland ranks 13th 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: 27 August 2026

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