What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between North Macedonia and Romania?

0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Romania?

30 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

North Macedonia vs Romania: Lung cancer death rates

North Macedonia

11.2 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Romania

11.01 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

North Macedonia rank

33rd

Romania rank

35th

Lung cancer death rates over time

North Macedonia
Romania

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Romania ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 35th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.86 deaths per 100,000 people	7.8 deaths per 100,000 people	0.947 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2000s	8.19 deaths per 100,000 people	9.23 deaths per 100,000 people	1.04 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2010s	10.62 deaths per 100,000 people	11.33 deaths per 100,000 people	0.71 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania
2020s	11.01 deaths per 100,000 people	11.43 deaths per 100,000 people	0.4154 deaths per 100,000 people	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, North Macedonia or Romania?: North Macedonia, at 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 11.01 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between North Macedonia and Romania?: 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Romania?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do North Macedonia and Romania rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: North Macedonia ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 35th 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: 27 August 2026

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