Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 by country

Countries reporting
111
Highest
30.69
Hungary
Lowest
0.5103
Albania
Median
6.94
Years covered
75
1950–2024
Data points
4,921

What the numbers show

Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002 is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 30.69 in Hungary; the lowest is 0.5103 in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.94, and the mean is 8.79.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 230.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 94.0%).

Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hungary 30.69 2024 down 2.9% rising
2 Denmark 23.7 2022 down 23.6% volatile
3 Serbia 21.81 2023 up 11.1% rising
4 Netherlands 21.71 2023 down 13.9% volatile
5 New Zealand 19.55 2018 down 13.4% rising
6 Canada 19.33 2024 down 28.2% volatile
7 Cuba 18.87 2021 down 8.0% rising
8 United Kingdom 18.6 2024 down 20.2% rising
9 Croatia 18.35 2021 up 16.0% rising
10 Poland 18.04 2022 up 0.2% rising
11 Ireland 17.95 2022 down 13.2% rising
12 Iceland 17.84 2024 down 29.9% volatile
13 United States 17.57 2022 down 31.1% volatile
14 Germany 16.89 2022 up 5.2% rising
15 Belgium 16.62 2022 up 2.4% rising
16 Norway 15.79 2023 down 22.0% volatile
17 Slovenia 15.74 2023 down 1.8% rising
18 Austria 15.59 2024 down 6.3% rising
19 Hong Kong 15.53 2017 down 15.6% rising
20 Montenegro 14.26 2019 down 2.3% flat
21 Sweden 14.13 2023 down 17.7% rising
22 Luxembourg 14.05 2024 down 15.1% rising
23 France 13.82 2023 up 8.2% volatile
24 Czechia 13.68 2023 down 9.3% rising
25 Australia 13.48 2024 down 14.2% rising
26 Brunei 13.14 2024 down 43.1% falling
27 Uruguay 13.05 2022 up 32.0% rising
28 Italy 12.51 2023 up 5.8% rising
29 Switzerland 12.09 2023 down 17.8% volatile
30 Slovakia 12.04 2023 up 9.0% rising
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.92 2023 up 8.0% rising
32 Greece 11.62 2023 up 3.9% rising
33 Spain 11.34 2023 up 22.3% rising
34 North Macedonia 11.2 2023 up 8.5% rising
35 Romania 11.01 2022 up 0.2% rising
36 Venezuela 10.5 2016 up 3.7% rising
37 Finland 10.45 2024 down 11.1% rising
38 Singapore 10.35 2022 down 30.2% falling
39 Bulgaria 10.32 2023 up 18.8% rising
40 Thailand 9.85 2023 up 3.1% volatile
41 Chile 9.61 2023 down 2.9% rising
42 Brazil 9.52 2022 up 6.3% rising
43 Argentina 9.49 2023 down 9.0% rising
44 Cyprus 9.43 2022 up 33.5% rising
45 Portugal 8.91 2022 up 28.6% rising
46 Israel 8.91 2022 down 17.2% rising
47 Estonia 8.36 2024 down 20.7% rising
48 Mongolia 8.26 2024 up 27.0% falling
49 Japan 8.13 2023 down 11.8% rising
50 Malta 7.91 2022 down 11.7% rising
51 Latvia 7.69 2024 up 6.0% rising
52 South Korea 7.48 2022 down 30.6% rising
53 Armenia 7.23 2024 down 9.5% rising
54 South Africa 7.19 2020 down 16.3% flat
55 Philippines 7.09 2019 down 8.0% rising
56 Suriname 6.94 2014 up 68.0% rising
57 Turkey 6.92 2023 down 12.5% falling
58 Moldova 6.9 2023 down 2.0% flat
59 Reunion 6.77 2016 up 1.8% rising
60 Tajikistan 6.71 2022 up 99.2% flat
61 Lithuania 6.68 2024 down 6.3% rising
62 Jamaica 6.63 2014 up 15.4% rising
63 Colombia 6.44 2023 down 9.7% rising
64 Guadeloupe 6.22 2016 up 20.9% rising
65 Russia 6.18 2019 down 3.3% falling
66 Malaysia 6.15 2020 up 38.8% rising
67 Iran 6.08 2017 — rising
68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.97 2022 down 15.8% volatile
69 Peru 5.76 2022 down 12.3% rising
70 Mauritius 5.71 2023 up 10.5% rising
71 Belize 5.68 2022 up 13.1% volatile
72 Puerto Rico 5.6 2022 down 26.2% rising
73 French Guiana 5.47 2016 up 72.8% volatile
74 Ukraine 5.05 2019 down 1.3% falling
75 Dominican Republic 4.7 2018 up 12.1% rising
76 Martinique 4.57 2016 down 30.2% rising
77 Trinidad and Tobago 4.53 2020 down 6.3% rising
78 Kuwait 4.52 2024 up 1.2% falling
79 Jordan 4.22 2018 up 33.0% rising
80 Kyrgyzstan 4.22 2023 down 21.3% falling
81 Qatar 4.18 2023 down 45.8% volatile
82 Panama 4.13 2022 up 1.6% rising
83 Saint Lucia 4.09 2020 up 0.8% volatile
84 Barbados 4.06 2013 up 20.4% rising
85 Ecuador 3.97 2022 down 18.9% rising
86 Guyana 3.89 2020 down 26.0% rising
87 Paraguay 3.82 2021 down 8.2% rising
88 Belarus 3.79 2018 down 4.6% falling
89 Fiji 3.77 2012 up 230.1% falling
90 Mexico 3.6 2022 down 14.7% rising
91 Kazakhstan 3.49 2024 down 37.5% falling
92 Syria 3.25 2010 down 33.7% rising
93 Costa Rica 3.24 2022 down 12.5% falling
94 Azerbaijan 2.98 2007 down 29.1% falling
95 Turkmenistan 2.97 2015 up 14.1% falling
96 Egypt 2.96 2019 down 3.1% volatile
97 Georgia 2.88 2024 down 27.5% falling
98 Uzbekistan 2.88 2023 down 12.3% falling
99 Guatemala 2.84 2023 down 7.6% rising
100 Seychelles 2.65 2021 down 13.4% volatile
101 Maldives 2.6 2021 down 8.2% volatile
102 Sri Lanka 2.57 2019 up 6.8% volatile
103 Grenada 2.47 2023 up 18.4% volatile
104 El Salvador 2.44 2018 down 33.7% rising
105 Bahamas 2.28 2016 down 54.6% volatile
106 Nicaragua 2.23 2022 down 49.9% falling
107 Oman 1.92 2021 up 29.2% falling
108 Antigua and Barbuda 1.78 2021 down 21.7% volatile
109 Mayotte 1.62 2016 — falling
110 Bahrain 1.22 2014 down 88.1% falling
111 Albania 0.5103 2010 down 94.0% flat

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Indicator
Lung cancer deaths per 100000 by sex 1950 2002
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,921 data points, 1950–2024
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