Lung cancer death rates males in France
France: Lung cancer death rates males was 62.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
62.99
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
23rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
73.91
in 2006
All-time low
13
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lung cancer death rates males in France, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in France is 62.99, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in France peaked at 73.91 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13, in 1951.
That places France 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.05 | — |
| 1951 | 13 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 16.55 | +27.4% |
| 1953 | 17.73 | +7.1% |
| 1954 | 19.73 | +11.3% |
| 1955 | 20.48 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 21.62 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 24.34 | +12.6% |
| 1958 | 24.42 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 26.01 | +6.5% |
| 1960 | 27.64 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 29.31 | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 30.41 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 32.48 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 33.62 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 35.23 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 37.08 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 37.86 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 38.87 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 40.16 | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 39.84 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 41.78 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 44.18 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 45.06 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 46.99 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 48.63 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 51.82 | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 53.3 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 56.14 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 56.9 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 57.99 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 59.14 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 59.84 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 60.13 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 62.04 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 63.35 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 64.41 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 66.21 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 67.59 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 68.54 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 68.08 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 69.41 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 70.07 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 71.27 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 70.21 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 71.8 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 72.21 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.31 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.97 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 73.3 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.96 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 71.79 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.01 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.84 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.62 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 73.89 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 73.91 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.81 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.43 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.83 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 72.94 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.05 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.48 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.8 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 72.41 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.77 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.25 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 68.59 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 68.17 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.69 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 65.73 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 63.76 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.99 | -1.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 62.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 62.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.49, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +27.4% | 13 | 16.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.69 | 13 | 26.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.26 | 27.64 | 40.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.46 | 39.84 | 56.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.93 | 57.99 | 68.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.16 | 68.08 | 73.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.91 | 71.79 | 73.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.92 | 65.69 | 73.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.12 | 62.99 | 65.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in France?
- Lung cancer death rates males in France was 62.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 73.91 in 2006.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 1951.
- How does France rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- France ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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