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

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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

Annual values for Lung cancer death rates males in Iceland, 1951 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 47 Singapore 39.54 compare
  2. 48 Australia 39.27 compare
  3. 49 New Zealand 37.61 compare
  4. 51 Reunion 33.95 compare
  5. 52 Luxembourg 30.71 compare
  6. 53 Sweden 30.31 compare

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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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Lung cancer death rates males
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
111 places, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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