What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between South Africa and Turkey?

0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

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.

South Africa vs Turkey: Lung cancer death rates

South Africa

7.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Turkey

6.92 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

South Africa rank

53rd

Turkey rank

56th

Lung cancer death rates over time

South Africa
Turkey

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 56th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.72 deaths per 100,000 people	7.26 deaths per 100,000 people	1.45 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2010s	8.78 deaths per 100,000 people	7.84 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9472 deaths per 100,000 people	South Africa
2020s	7.19 deaths per 100,000 people	7.2 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0118 deaths per 100,000 people	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, South Africa or Turkey?: South Africa, at 7.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between South Africa and Turkey?: 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: South Africa ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 56th 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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