Greece vs Italy: Lung cancer death rates
Greece
11.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy
12.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
31st
Italy rank
28th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 31st and Italy ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3168 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8518 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9454 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 11.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1309 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Greece and Italy?
- 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Greece ranks 31st and Italy ranks 28th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.