Japan vs Portugal: Lung cancer death rates
Japan
8.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
8.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan rank
49th
Portugal rank
47th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5601 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 6.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6031 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- Japan ranks 49th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.