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

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

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

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 States: Lung cancer death rates

Croatia

18.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United States

17.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Croatia rank

12th

United States rank

15th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Croatia
United States

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.

Croatia ranks 12th and United States ranks 15th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.25 deaths per 100,000 people	25.03 deaths per 100,000 people	16.78 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
1990s	9.89 deaths per 100,000 people	29.29 deaths per 100,000 people	19.41 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2000s	12.61 deaths per 100,000 people	28.7 deaths per 100,000 people	16.09 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2010s	16.1 deaths per 100,000 people	23.36 deaths per 100,000 people	7.26 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2020s	18.28 deaths per 100,000 people	18.33 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0497 deaths per 100,000 people	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Croatia or United States?: Croatia, at 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Croatia and United States?: 0.78 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Croatia and United States rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Croatia ranks 12th and United States ranks 15th 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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