Lung cancer death rates males in Georgia
Georgia: Lung cancer death rates males was 37.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates males in Georgia, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, lung cancer death rates males in Georgia stood at 37.58.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Georgia peaked at 54.38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.28, in 2010.
That places Georgia 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26.57 | — |
| 1982 | 26.5 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 30.97 | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 31.39 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 31.7 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 33.38 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 33.2 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 32.19 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 32.89 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 27.38 | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 23.3 | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 19.88 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 21.08 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 25.08 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 28.41 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 29.98 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 31.43 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 31.86 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.19 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 23.54 | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 22 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 20.06 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 30.46 | +51.8% |
| 2010 | 15.28 | -49.8% |
| 2011 | 29.13 | +90.6% |
| 2012 | 33.58 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 33.64 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.9 | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 48.64 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 53.74 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 51.61 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 54.38 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 53.28 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.53 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.26 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 40.13 | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 37.58 | -6.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 37.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 37.58 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.49, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +90.6% | 15.28 | 29.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.53 | 26.5 | 33.38 | 7 |
| 1990s | 26.69 | 19.88 | 32.89 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.79 | 20.06 | 35.19 | 7 |
| 2010s | 41.72 | 15.28 | 54.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.63 | 37.58 | 53.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2812 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Georgia?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Georgia was 37.58 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.28 in 2010.
- How does Georgia rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Georgia ranks 49th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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