Cuba vs Norway: Lung cancer death rates
Cuba
18.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Norway
19.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Cuba rank
11th
Norway rank
8th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Cuba
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 16.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 15.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 19.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4409 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 20.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5131 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Cuba or Norway?
- Norway, at 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2016.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Cuba and Norway?
- 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
- How do Cuba and Norway rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Cuba ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th 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.