Lung cancer death rates males in Germany

Germany: Lung cancer death rates males was 67.63 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
67.63
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 110 countries
All-time high
75.27
in 2013
All-time low
67.63
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Lung cancer death rates males in Germany, 1990–2020

0204060801990200520201990: 71.61991: 71.91992: 71.41993: 72.11994: 711995: 72.71996: 71.11997: 71.21998: 71.71999: 70.52000: 72.62001: 712002: 71.32003: 71.12004: 71.42005: 71.82006: 71.72007: 72.32008: 73.32009: 72.72010: 73.32011: 73.92012: 73.82013: 75.32014: 74.52015: 73.12016: 72.22017: 70.42018: 69.32019: 682020: 67.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Germany recorded 67.63 for lung cancer death rates males in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Germany peaked at 75.27 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.63, in 2020.

Germany ranks 14th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Lung cancer death rates males in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Lung cancer death rates males in Germany, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 71.64
1991 71.87 +0.3%
1992 71.38 -0.7%
1993 72.06 +0.9%
1994 71 -1.5%
1995 72.71 +2.4%
1996 71.1 -2.2%
1997 71.16 +0.1%
1998 71.7 +0.8%
1999 70.45 -1.7%
2000 72.65 +3.1%
2001 71.03 -2.2%
2002 71.3 +0.4%
2003 71.07 -0.3%
2004 71.42 +0.5%
2005 71.82 +0.6%
2006 71.68 -0.2%
2007 72.34 +0.9%
2008 73.33 +1.4%
2009 72.65 -0.9%
2010 73.27 +0.8%
2011 73.85 +0.8%
2012 73.78 -0.1%
2013 75.27 +2.0%
2014 74.47 -1.1%
2015 73.13 -1.8%
2016 72.22 -1.2%
2017 70.37 -2.6%
2018 69.34 -1.5%
2019 68 -1.9%
2020 67.63 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.51 70.45 72.71 10
2000s 71.93 71.03 73.33 10
2010s 72.37 68 75.27 10
2020s 67.63 67.63 67.63 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 11 Spain 69.98 compare
  2. 12 North Macedonia 68.78 compare
  3. 13 Romania 68.27 compare
  4. 15 Portugal 67.18 compare
  5. 16 Bulgaria 66.91 compare
  6. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 66.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates males in Germany?
Lung cancer death rates males in Germany was 67.63 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 75.27 in 2013.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 67.63 in 2020.
How does Germany rank for lung cancer death rates males?
Germany ranks 14th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Lung cancer death rates males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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