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

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

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

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 Slovenia: Lung cancer death rates

Germany

16.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Slovenia

15.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Germany rank

16th

Slovenia rank

18th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Germany
Slovenia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovenia, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Slovenia's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovenia ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Slovenia ranks 18th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.26 deaths per 100,000 people	10.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.019 deaths per 100,000 people	Germany
2000s	13.38 deaths per 100,000 people	13.56 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1817 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia
2010s	16.4 deaths per 100,000 people	16.91 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5101 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia
2020s	16.57 deaths per 100,000 people	17.39 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8202 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Germany or Slovenia?: Germany, at 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovenia as of 2020.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Germany and Slovenia?: 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Slovenia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Germany and Slovenia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Germany ranks 16th and Slovenia ranks 18th 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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