Lung cancer death rates males in Iceland
Iceland: Lung cancer death rates males was 34.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.44
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
50th
of 110 countries
All-time high
49.18
in 2005
All-time low
0
in 1952
Years of data
72
1951–2022
Lung cancer death rates males in Iceland, 1951–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Iceland is 34.44, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Iceland peaked at 49.18 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1952.
That places Iceland 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 6.86 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1953 | 6.59 | — |
| 1954 | 6.43 | -2.4% |
| 1955 | 8.82 | +37.2% |
| 1956 | 8.62 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 8.42 | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 5.88 | -30.2% |
| 1959 | 12.67 | +115.4% |
| 1960 | 10.15 | -19.9% |
| 1961 | 8.83 | -13.0% |
| 1962 | 13.02 | +47.4% |
| 1963 | 10.65 | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 13.61 | +27.8% |
| 1965 | 9.26 | -32.0% |
| 1966 | 10.11 | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 19.9 | +96.8% |
| 1968 | 15.78 | -20.7% |
| 1969 | 12.65 | -19.9% |
| 1970 | 16.44 | +30.0% |
| 1971 | 9.59 | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 20.79 | +116.9% |
| 1973 | 13.98 | -32.8% |
| 1974 | 15.62 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 20.89 | +33.7% |
| 1976 | 17.09 | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 25 | +46.3% |
| 1978 | 22.16 | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 26.36 | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 19.13 | -27.4% |
| 1981 | 34.39 | +79.8% |
| 1982 | 32.23 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 29.31 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 23.24 | -20.7% |
| 1985 | 34.6 | +48.9% |
| 1986 | 27.82 | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 34.82 | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 35.06 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 33.1 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 36.75 | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 45.6 | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 32.85 | -28.0% |
| 1993 | 37.04 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 32.98 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 36.57 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 45.25 | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 48.61 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 40.85 | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 43.95 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 36.95 | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 39.93 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 34.76 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 40.08 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 36.81 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 49.18 | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 38.24 | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 46.58 | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 38 | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 44.38 | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 44.95 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 41.64 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 40.65 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 40.79 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.88 | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 43.75 | +51.5% |
| 2017 | 37.51 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 35.83 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 29.59 | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 30.91 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 34.79 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 34.44 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.14 | 0 | 12.67 | 9 |
| 1960s | 12.39 | 8.83 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.79 | 9.59 | 26.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.37 | 19.13 | 35.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.04 | 32.85 | 48.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.95 | 34.76 | 49.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8 | 28.88 | 44.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.38 | 30.91 | 34.79 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Iceland?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Iceland was 34.44 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.18 in 2005.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1952.
- How does Iceland rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Iceland ranks 50th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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