Lung cancer death rates in Czechia
Czechia: Lung cancer death rates was 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lung cancer death rates in Czechia, 1986–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, lung cancer death rates in Czechia stood at 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Czechia peaked at 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1986.
Czechia ranks 23rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Czechia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1987 | 10.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 9.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 10.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 11.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 11.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 12.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 12.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 13.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 13.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 16 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 14.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 15.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 13.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 20 Belgium 15.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Montenegro 14.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 Sweden 14.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Australia 13.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 France 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Uruguay 13.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Czechia?
- Lung cancer death rates in Czechia was 13.68 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 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 1986.
- How does Czechia rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Czechia ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.