Lung cancer death rates in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lung cancer death rates was 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Cyprus, 1999–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Cyprus peaked at 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.621 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0.621 deaths per 100,000 people | -82.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +560.3% |
| 2005 | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +117.3% |
| 2006 | 5.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.6% |
| 2007 | 6.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 7.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.621 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Cyprus?
- Lung cancer death rates in Cyprus was 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.621 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.