What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Estonia and Israel?

0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Israel?

40 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Estonia vs Israel: Lung cancer death rates

Estonia

9.18 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Israel

8.91 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Estonia rank

45th

Israel rank

48th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Estonia
Israel

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Israel ahead.

Estonia ranks 45th and Israel ranks 48th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.62 deaths per 100,000 people	9.01 deaths per 100,000 people	1.38 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
1990s	8.26 deaths per 100,000 people	9.61 deaths per 100,000 people	1.35 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
2000s	8.94 deaths per 100,000 people	10.35 deaths per 100,000 people	1.41 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
2010s	9.86 deaths per 100,000 people	10.62 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7675 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
2020s	8.43 deaths per 100,000 people	9.11 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6839 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Estonia or Israel?: Estonia, at 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Estonia and Israel?: 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Israel?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Estonia and Israel rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Estonia ranks 45th and Israel ranks 48th 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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