New Zealand vs Norway: Lung cancer death rates
New Zealand
19.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Norway
19.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
New Zealand rank
10th
Norway rank
8th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1951 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th of 111 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 11.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 16.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.79 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 19.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.89 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 20.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 20.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2785 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 19.96 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.55 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.41 deaths per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2016.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for lung cancer death rates?
- New Zealand ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th 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.