Lung cancer death rates males in Greece
Greece: Lung cancer death rates males was 97.15 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
97.15
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
3rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
110.05
in 2017
All-time low
25.27
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Lung cancer death rates males in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Greece is 97.15, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Greece peaked at 110.05 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.27, in 1961.
That places Greece 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.27 | — |
| 1962 | 30.13 | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 31.02 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 32.68 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 35.17 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 35.57 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 39.1 | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 39.79 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 41.39 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 41.54 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 43.69 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 45.83 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 53.22 | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 56.95 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 54.92 | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 59.96 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 62.1 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 65.13 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 66.71 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 63 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 65.83 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 68.11 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 70.56 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 71.07 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 75.36 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 75.12 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 76.09 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 77.27 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 81.16 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 80.62 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 82.64 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 80.85 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 84.42 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 85.13 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 83.51 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 85.47 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 85.02 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.13 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.79 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 87.4 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 88.12 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.84 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.63 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.99 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 92.1 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.39 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.56 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 95.61 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 95.6 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 94 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 95.92 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 100.78 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 106.03 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 108.23 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 109.5 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 108.22 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 110.05 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 106.14 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 106.16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 103.08 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 105.25 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 100.17 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 97.15 | -3.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 97.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 97.15 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.49, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.46 | 25.27 | 41.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.01 | 41.54 | 66.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.36 | 63 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.96 | 80.62 | 86.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.32 | 87.4 | 95.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.5 | 94 | 110.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.41 | 97.15 | 105.25 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Greece?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Greece was 97.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 110.05 in 2017.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.27 in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Greece ranks 3rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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