Italy vs Uruguay: Lung cancer death rates
Italy
12.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
13.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
28th
Uruguay rank
26th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Italy
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy, a difference of 1 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Uruguay ahead.
Italy ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3334 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4764 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Italy or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Italy and Uruguay?
- 1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Italy ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.