Lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Lung cancer death rates in men was 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.78 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
12th
of 111 countries
All-time high
68.78 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
32.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
Years of data
32
1991–2023
Lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia, 1991–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia is 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia peaked at 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.64 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1991.
North Macedonia ranks 12th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.64 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1992 | 37.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 40.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 45.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 40.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 46.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 47.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 46.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 48.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 49.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 51.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 54.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 54.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 60.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 61.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 61.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 64.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 64.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 63.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 66.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 64.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 67.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 58.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 67.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 65.98 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 67.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 64.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 65.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 64.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 9 Italy 72.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Slovenia 72.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Spain 69.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 Romania 68.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Germany 67.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Portugal 67.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia?
- Lung cancer death rates in men in North Macedonia was 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.78 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates in men recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
- How does North Macedonia rank for lung cancer death rates in men?
- North Macedonia ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates in men rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.