Lung cancer death rates males in Norway
Norway: Lung cancer death rates males was 41.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.11
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
44th
of 111 countries
All-time high
54.87
in 2002
All-time low
8.32
in 1951
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Lung cancer death rates males in Norway, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 41.11 for lung cancer death rates males in 2023.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Norway peaked at 54.87 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.32, in 1951.
Norway ranks 44th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 8.32 | — |
| 1952 | 9.2 | +10.6% |
| 1953 | 8.39 | -8.8% |
| 1954 | 10.74 | +28.0% |
| 1955 | 9.85 | -8.3% |
| 1956 | 11.55 | +17.3% |
| 1957 | 11.38 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 13.33 | +17.1% |
| 1959 | 14.91 | +11.8% |
| 1960 | 16.63 | +11.6% |
| 1961 | 16.57 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 16.43 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 18.72 | +13.9% |
| 1964 | 19.34 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 19.89 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 20.27 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 22.81 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 26.09 | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 26.15 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 27.95 | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 28.44 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 28.38 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 29.98 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 29.19 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 34.31 | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 35.17 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 37.33 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 38.4 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 38.19 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 38.38 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 46.59 | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 45.16 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 44 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 46.24 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 48.07 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 50.1 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 50 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.38 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 48.21 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 49.07 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 51.49 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 50.71 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 52.19 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 51.44 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 51.12 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 51.24 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.13 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 50.86 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 52.53 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 50.64 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 51.1 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.87 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 53.26 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 51.57 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 51.72 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.42 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 52.25 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.81 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 51.02 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.82 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.09 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.34 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 47.38 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 46.38 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 45.6 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 45.16 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.93 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 43.56 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 40.88 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 42.83 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 42.44 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.47 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 41.11 | -5.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 41.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.22, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 41.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.49, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lung cancer death rates males in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +28.0% | 8.39 | 10.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.85 | 8.32 | 14.91 | 9 |
| 1960s | 20.29 | 16.43 | 26.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.73 | 27.95 | 38.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.71 | 38.38 | 50.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.18 | 49.07 | 52.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.97 | 50.64 | 54.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.41 | 40.88 | 51.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.46 | 41.11 | 43.47 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates males in Norway?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Norway was 41.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 54.87 in 2002.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 in 1951.
- How does Norway rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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