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

1.39 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

37 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 United Kingdom: Lung cancer death rates

Croatia

18.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Kingdom

19.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Croatia rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Croatia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 111 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.25 deaths per 100,000 people	22.78 deaths per 100,000 people	14.54 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
1990s	9.89 deaths per 100,000 people	23.21 deaths per 100,000 people	13.32 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2000s	12.61 deaths per 100,000 people	23.21 deaths per 100,000 people	10.59 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2010s	16.1 deaths per 100,000 people	22.77 deaths per 100,000 people	6.67 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom
2020s	18.28 deaths per 100,000 people	20.08 deaths per 100,000 people	1.8 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Croatia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 19.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people in Croatia as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Croatia and United Kingdom?: 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United Kingdom?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Croatia and United Kingdom rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Croatia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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: 17 September 2026

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