What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Germany and Hong Kong?

1.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hong Kong?

28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

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.

Germany vs Hong Kong: Lung cancer death rates

Germany

16.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Hong Kong

15.53 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2017

Germany rank

16th

Hong Kong rank

19th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Germany
Hong Kong

How they compare

Germany currently reports 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Hong Kong ranks 19th of 111 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.26 deaths per 100,000 people	25.17 deaths per 100,000 people	14.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
2000s	13.38 deaths per 100,000 people	20.44 deaths per 100,000 people	7.06 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
2010s	16.32 deaths per 100,000 people	17.53 deaths per 100,000 people	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Germany or Hong Kong?: Germany, at 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong as of 2020.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Germany and Hong Kong?: 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hong Kong?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Germany and Hong Kong rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Germany ranks 16th and Hong Kong ranks 19th 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: 17 September 2026

Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.