What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Iceland and Serbia?

2.63 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Serbia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Iceland vs Serbia: Lung cancer death rates

Iceland

24.44 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Serbia

21.81 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Iceland rank

2nd

Serbia rank

4th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Iceland
Serbia

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia, a difference of 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 2nd and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.64 deaths per 100,000 people	11.17 deaths per 100,000 people	16.47 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland
2000s	28.57 deaths per 100,000 people	15.08 deaths per 100,000 people	13.49 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland
2010s	25.5 deaths per 100,000 people	20 deaths per 100,000 people	5.51 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland
2020s	21.48 deaths per 100,000 people	19.96 deaths per 100,000 people	1.52 deaths per 100,000 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Iceland or Serbia?: Iceland, at 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people against 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Iceland and Serbia?: 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Serbia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Serbia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Iceland ranks 2nd and Serbia ranks 4th 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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