What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Denmark and Serbia?

1.89 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Serbia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.

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.

Denmark vs Serbia: Lung cancer death rates

Denmark

23.7 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Serbia

21.81 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Denmark rank

3rd

Serbia rank

4th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Denmark
Serbia

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 23.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia, a difference of 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.45 deaths per 100,000 people	11.17 deaths per 100,000 people	19.28 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2000s	31.9 deaths per 100,000 people	15.08 deaths per 100,000 people	16.82 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	29.07 deaths per 100,000 people	20 deaths per 100,000 people	9.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2020s	23.69 deaths per 100,000 people	19.96 deaths per 100,000 people	3.73 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Denmark or Serbia?: Denmark, at 23.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Denmark and Serbia?: 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Serbia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Serbia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Denmark ranks 3rd and Serbia ranks 4th 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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