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

0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovenia ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.

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.

Hong Kong vs Slovenia: Lung cancer death rates

Hong Kong

15.53 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2017

Slovenia

15.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

19th

Slovenia rank

18th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Hong Kong
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 19th and Slovenia ranks 18th of 111 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	27.81 deaths per 100,000 people	8.46 deaths per 100,000 people	19.35 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
1990s	25.17 deaths per 100,000 people	10.24 deaths per 100,000 people	14.93 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
2000s	20.44 deaths per 100,000 people	13.56 deaths per 100,000 people	6.88 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong
2010s	17.53 deaths per 100,000 people	16.6 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9298 deaths per 100,000 people	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Hong Kong or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 15.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.53 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Hong Kong and Slovenia?: 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Slovenia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Slovenia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Hong Kong ranks 19th 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: 17 September 2026

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