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

0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.

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

62 years are reported by both, from 1961 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 Spain: Lung cancer death rates

Greece

11.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Spain

11.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Greece rank

31st

Spain rank

32nd

Lung cancer death rates over time

Greece
Spain

How they compare

Greece currently reports 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.23 deaths per 100,000 people	4.19 deaths per 100,000 people	2.04 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece
1970s	7.05 deaths per 100,000 people	4.53 deaths per 100,000 people	2.52 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece
1980s	7.28 deaths per 100,000 people	4.18 deaths per 100,000 people	3.1 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece
1990s	8.08 deaths per 100,000 people	4.48 deaths per 100,000 people	3.6 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece
2000s	8.63 deaths per 100,000 people	6.4 deaths per 100,000 people	2.24 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece
2010s	11.03 deaths per 100,000 people	9.39 deaths per 100,000 people	1.64 deaths per 100,000 people	Greece
2020s	11.97 deaths per 100,000 people	10.82 deaths per 100,000 people	1.15 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 Spain?: Greece, at 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Greece and Spain?: 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Greece and Spain rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Greece ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd 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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