Lung cancer deaths men women by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
53.19
Hungary
Lowest
3
Qatar
Median
19.85
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,921
What the numbers show
Lung cancer deaths men women is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 53.19 in Hungary; the lowest is 3 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.85, and the mean is 21.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 113.1%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 75.0%).
Lung cancer deaths men women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 53.19 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 48.15 | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 46.21 | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 4 | Belarus | 44.52 | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 5 | Russia | 42.7 | 2019 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 41.65 | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 40.91 | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 40.5 | 2019 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 9 | Latvia | 40.32 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 40.2 | 2022 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 39.12 | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 39.11 | 2022 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 39.06 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 38.47 | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 38.1 | 2023 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 37.59 | 2017 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 36.24 | 2023 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 36.22 | 2022 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.09 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 34.73 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 21 | Ukraine | 34.25 | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 33.41 | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 33.26 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 33.01 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 25 | Cuba | 31.99 | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 31.66 | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 27 | France | 30.78 | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 30.26 | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 30.07 | 2022 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 30 | South Korea | 28.95 | 2022 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 28.73 | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 28.63 | 2022 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 28.21 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 28 | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 27.84 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 36 | Reunion | 27.67 | 2016 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 37 | Malta | 27.04 | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 38 | Japan | 26.35 | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 39 | Austria | 26.1 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 26.01 | 2022 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 25.33 | 2022 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 42 | Georgia | 24.8 | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 23.22 | 2024 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 23.21 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 45 | United States | 23.08 | 2022 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 46 | New Zealand | 22.82 | 2018 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 47 | Singapore | 22.12 | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 48 | Suriname | 21.58 | 2014 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 21.26 | 2014 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 50 | Finland | 21.15 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 51 | Thailand | 20.65 | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia | 20.53 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 53 | Israel | 20.27 | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 54 | Iceland | 20.19 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 20.02 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 56 | Norway | 19.85 | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 57 | Argentina | 19.28 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 58 | Albania | 19.26 | 2010 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 18.89 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 60 | South Africa | 18.71 | 2020 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.36 | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 18.27 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 63 | French Guiana | 17.74 | 2016 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela | 17.47 | 2016 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 17.09 | 2019 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.68 | 2020 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 67 | Grenada | 16.43 | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 68 | Brunei | 15.86 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 15.08 | 2018 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 70 | Seychelles | 14.72 | 2021 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Brazil | 13.99 | 2022 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 72 | Chile | 13.89 | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 13.19 | 2022 | up 113.1% | falling |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 13.08 | 2007 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 75 | Guadeloupe | 12.94 | 2016 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 76 | Martinique | 12.93 | 2016 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 77 | Paraguay | 12.87 | 2021 | down 27.2% | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 12.69 | 2023 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 79 | Iran | 12.63 | 2017 | — | rising |
| 80 | Malaysia | 12.34 | 2020 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 12.32 | 2020 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritius | 12.11 | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 11.79 | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 11.61 | 2015 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 85 | Mayotte | 11.39 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 86 | Kuwait | 11.37 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 87 | Colombia | 10.66 | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 88 | Syria | 10.43 | 2010 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 89 | Guyana | 9.31 | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 9 | 2019 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Belize | 8.99 | 2022 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Barbados | 7.95 | 2013 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 93 | Bahrain | 7.68 | 2014 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 7.02 | 2018 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 95 | Egypt | 6.96 | 2019 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.92 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 6.87 | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 98 | Fiji | 6.86 | 2012 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 99 | Maldives | 6.74 | 2021 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 6.72 | 2022 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 6.24 | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 102 | Bahamas | 6.17 | 2016 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 103 | Mexico | 6.03 | 2022 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 104 | Peru | 5.81 | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.73 | 2022 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Guatemala | 4.88 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 107 | Ecuador | 4.74 | 2022 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 4.42 | 2022 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 3.17 | 2018 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 110 | Oman | 3.07 | 2021 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 111 | Qatar | 3 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |