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

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Slovakia: Lung cancer death rates

Italy

12.05 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Slovakia

12.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Italy rank

28th

Slovakia rank

29th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Italy
Slovakia

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.08 deaths per 100,000 people	8.21 deaths per 100,000 people	0.8667 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2000s	10.3 deaths per 100,000 people	9.1 deaths per 100,000 people	1.19 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2010s	11.98 deaths per 100,000 people	11.24 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7455 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy
2020s	12.1 deaths per 100,000 people	11.09 deaths per 100,000 people	1.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Italy or Slovakia?: Italy, at 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Italy and Slovakia?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Slovakia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Italy and Slovakia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Italy ranks 28th 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: 17 September 2026

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