What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Greece and Slovakia?

0.41 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovakia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Greece vs Slovakia: Lung cancer death rates

Greece

11.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Slovakia

12.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Greece rank

31st

Slovakia rank

29th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Greece
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.

Greece ranks 31st and Slovakia ranks 29th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.04 deaths per 100,000 people	8.21 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1684 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2000s	8.63 deaths per 100,000 people	9.1 deaths per 100,000 people	0.468 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2010s	11.13 deaths per 100,000 people	11.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1138 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2020s	11.97 deaths per 100,000 people	11.09 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8767 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Greece or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Greece and Slovakia?: 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovakia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Greece and Slovakia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Greece ranks 31st and Slovakia ranks 29th 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

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