Ireland vs Poland: Lung cancer death rates
Ireland
17.95 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Poland
18.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
14th
Poland rank
13th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 14th and Poland ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 8.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 14.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 19.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 20.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 21.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 21.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 19.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8766 deaths per 100,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 18.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Ireland ranks 14th and Poland ranks 13th 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.