Lung cancer death rates males by country

Countries reporting
111
Highest
101.66
Croatia
Lowest
1.01
Oman
Median
25.54
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,930

What the numbers show

Lung cancer death rates males is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 101.66 in Croatia; the lowest is 1.01 in Oman.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.54, and the mean is 34.25.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 100.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 146.9%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 59.8%).

Lung cancer death rates males: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Croatia 101.66 2021 up 2.8% rising
2 Hungary 98.15 2024 down 15.5% rising
3 Greece 97.15 2023 down 8.4% rising
4 Serbia 96.74 2023 down 11.4% rising
5 Japan 89.82 2023 up 5.6% volatile
6 Hong Kong 76.52 2017 up 0.0% volatile
7 Bulgaria 74.87 2023 down 10.6% rising
8 Italy 73.68 2023 down 12.6% rising
9 Poland 73.25 2022 down 16.7% rising
10 Latvia 72.79 2024 down 12.4% rising
11 Slovenia 72.54 2023 up 0.9% rising
12 Spain 69.98 2023 down 8.7% volatile
13 North Macedonia 68.78 2023 up 3.2% rising
14 Romania 68.27 2022 down 14.5% rising
15 Portugal 67.18 2022 up 17.7% volatile
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 66.61 2023 down 15.0% rising
17 Armenia 66.19 2024 down 1.3% rising
18 Germany 65.42 2022 down 11.3% flat
19 Moldova 64.46 2023 up 46.7% rising
20 Estonia 64.15 2024 down 26.0% falling
21 Belgium 64 2022 down 23.8% rising
22 Montenegro 63.71 2019 down 4.7% flat
23 France 62.99 2023 down 12.3% rising
24 Belarus 62.01 2018 down 3.1% rising
25 Netherlands 61.04 2023 down 18.3% rising
26 Lithuania 59.79 2024 down 24.9% rising
27 Russia 59.2 2019 down 9.0% falling
28 Denmark 58.55 2022 down 17.2% rising
29 Cuba 56.64 2021 down 0.9% rising
30 Czechia 56.41 2023 down 22.2% falling
31 Austria 54.44 2024 down 7.2% falling
32 South Korea 53.7 2022 up 11.1% rising
33 Cyprus 53.43 2022 up 12.2% rising
34 Slovakia 52.22 2023 down 18.2% falling
35 Uruguay 51.52 2022 down 9.1% rising
36 Finland 51.22 2024 down 0.4% falling
37 Ukraine 50.58 2019 down 10.9% falling
38 Canada 50.22 2024 down 18.7% rising
39 Malta 50.06 2022 down 27.4% rising
40 United Kingdom 49.13 2024 down 20.3% falling
41 Turkey 42.72 2023 down 14.3% flat
42 Ireland 42.43 2022 down 10.3% rising
43 United States 41.9 2022 down 25.0% rising
44 Norway 41.11 2023 down 13.2% rising
45 Switzerland 41.09 2023 down 16.2% rising
46 Singapore 39.54 2022 down 4.0% rising
47 Australia 38.83 2024 down 8.4% rising
48 New Zealand 37.61 2018 down 11.5% rising
49 Georgia 37.58 2024 down 14.4% rising
50 Iceland 34.83 2024 down 14.6% rising
51 Reunion 33.95 2016 up 13.8% rising
52 Luxembourg 33.48 2024 down 45.5% falling
53 Sweden 30.31 2023 down 21.1% rising
54 Thailand 29.78 2023 up 22.0% volatile
55 Puerto Rico 26.19 2022 up 13.4% rising
56 Israel 25.54 2022 down 15.1% rising
57 Martinique 25.25 2016 down 0.6% rising
58 Guadeloupe 23.77 2016 up 32.0% rising
59 Albania 23.46 2010 down 22.2% rising
60 Argentina 23.3 2023 down 23.9% falling
61 Mongolia 23.19 2024 up 22.7% rising
62 Trinidad and Tobago 21.28 2020 up 22.8% rising
63 Chile 20.72 2023 down 1.0% rising
64 Jamaica 20.57 2014 up 9.0% rising
65 Grenada 19.2 2023 up 49.8% rising
66 Mauritius 16.86 2023 down 13.2% rising
67 Suriname 16.52 2014 up 64.6% rising
68 Kazakhstan 16.45 2024 down 38.5% falling
69 Brazil 15.46 2022 up 6.4% rising
70 Saint Lucia 14.38 2020 down 12.0% volatile
71 Venezuela 13.79 2016 up 5.8% rising
72 Brunei 13.29 2024 down 23.5% rising
73 Seychelles 11.9 2021 up 2.7% falling
74 Barbados 11.7 2013 down 22.9% rising
75 South Africa 11.51 2020 down 8.2% flat
76 Philippines 11.03 2019 down 13.3% rising
77 Malaysia 10.97 2020 up 46.8% rising
78 Kyrgyzstan 10.66 2023 down 16.5% falling
79 Sri Lanka 10.61 2019 up 34.2% volatile
80 French Guiana 10.59 2016 up 120.2% rising
81 Iran 10.51 2017 — rising
82 Colombia 10.33 2023 down 6.2% rising
83 Paraguay 10.28 2021 down 9.5% rising
84 Azerbaijan 10.11 2007 down 38.2% falling
85 Antigua and Barbuda 8.39 2021 — volatile
86 Costa Rica 7.77 2022 down 7.5% rising
87 Jordan 7.57 2018 down 12.6% falling
88 Turkmenistan 7.34 2015 up 32.0% falling
89 Guyana 7.33 2020 up 43.5% rising
90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.09 2022 down 21.6% volatile
91 Panama 6.97 2022 down 25.9% rising
92 Bahamas 6.95 2016 down 34.3% falling
93 Belize 6.35 2022 down 2.5% volatile
94 Peru 6.17 2022 down 8.1% rising
95 Tajikistan 6.08 2022 up 109.3% volatile
96 Dominican Republic 5.93 2018 up 12.7% rising
97 Mayotte 5.78 2016 — rising
98 Mexico 5.52 2022 down 22.2% rising
99 Uzbekistan 4.82 2023 down 20.4% falling
100 Syria 4.79 2010 up 44.7% rising
101 Fiji 4.76 2012 up 146.9% rising
102 Egypt 4.67 2019 down 0.4% rising
103 Ecuador 4.36 2022 down 22.1% rising
104 Kuwait 3.81 2024 up 9.2% falling
105 Nicaragua 2.96 2022 down 26.6% falling
106 Maldives 2.91 2021 down 56.2% volatile
107 El Salvador 2.86 2018 down 36.5% rising
108 Bahrain 2.85 2014 down 59.8% volatile
109 Guatemala 2.51 2023 down 4.1% rising
110 Qatar 1.02 2023 down 9.0% volatile
111 Oman 1.01 2021 down 25.6% falling

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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,930 data points, 1950–2024
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