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

0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1964 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.

Cuba vs Poland: Lung cancer death rates

Cuba

18.87 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Poland

18.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Cuba rank

11th

Poland rank

13th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Cuba
Poland

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people against 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 11th and Poland ranks 13th of 111 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	15.23 deaths per 100,000 people	5.23 deaths per 100,000 people	10 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
1970s	16.25 deaths per 100,000 people	6.2 deaths per 100,000 people	10.05 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
1980s	16.09 deaths per 100,000 people	8.94 deaths per 100,000 people	7.15 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
1990s	15.57 deaths per 100,000 people	11.79 deaths per 100,000 people	3.78 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
2000s	19.52 deaths per 100,000 people	15.7 deaths per 100,000 people	3.82 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
2010s	20.61 deaths per 100,000 people	18.95 deaths per 100,000 people	1.66 deaths per 100,000 people	Cuba
2020s	19.23 deaths per 100,000 people	18.23 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9966 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 Poland?: Cuba, at 18.87 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 Cuba and Poland?: 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Poland?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Poland rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Cuba ranks 11th 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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