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

1 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Lung cancer death rates

Germany

16.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

United States

17.57 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Germany rank

16th

United States rank

15th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 1 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.26 deaths per 100,000 people	29.29 deaths per 100,000 people	19.04 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2000s	13.38 deaths per 100,000 people	28.7 deaths per 100,000 people	15.32 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2010s	16.4 deaths per 100,000 people	23.36 deaths per 100,000 people	6.96 deaths per 100,000 people	United States
2020s	16.57 deaths per 100,000 people	18.56 deaths per 100,000 people	1.99 deaths per 100,000 people	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Germany or United States?: United States, at 17.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Germany and United States?: 1 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Germany ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th 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

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