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

0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Switzerland?

30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

Slovakia vs Switzerland: Lung cancer death rates

Slovakia

12.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Switzerland

12.09 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Slovakia rank

29th

Switzerland rank

27th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Slovakia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 12.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Slovakia ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 27th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.21 deaths per 100,000 people	10.34 deaths per 100,000 people	2.13 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2000s	9.1 deaths per 100,000 people	12.88 deaths per 100,000 people	3.78 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2010s	11.24 deaths per 100,000 people	14.51 deaths per 100,000 people	3.27 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland
2020s	11.33 deaths per 100,000 people	13.01 deaths per 100,000 people	1.69 deaths per 100,000 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Slovakia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 12.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 12.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Slovakia and Switzerland?: 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Switzerland?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Slovakia and Switzerland rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Slovakia ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 27th 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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