What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Czechia and Sweden?

0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?

38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.

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.

Czechia vs Sweden: Lung cancer death rates

Czechia

13.68 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Sweden

14.13 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Czechia rank

23rd

Sweden rank

22nd

Lung cancer death rates over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Czechia, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sweden ahead.

Czechia ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.87 deaths per 100,000 people	10.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6841 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
1990s	12.25 deaths per 100,000 people	12.8 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5484 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2000s	14.34 deaths per 100,000 people	16.6 deaths per 100,000 people	2.26 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2010s	15.08 deaths per 100,000 people	16.47 deaths per 100,000 people	1.39 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden
2020s	13.97 deaths per 100,000 people	14.26 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2833 deaths per 100,000 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Czechia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people against 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Czechia and Sweden?: 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Czechia ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd 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

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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