Lung cancer death rates in Hungary
Hungary: Lung cancer death rates was 28.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28.96 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 111 countries
All-time high
32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
5.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1955
Years of data
69
1955–2023
Lung cancer death rates in Hungary, 1955–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 28.96 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Hungary peaked at 32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1955.
Hungary ranks 1st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Hungary, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 1958 | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 1959 | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 7.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 8.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 8.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 8.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 8.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 7.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 8.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 8.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 8.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 10.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 10.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 11.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 11.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 12.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 12.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 12.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 12.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 13.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 15.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 15.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 16.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 17.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 17.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 18.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 20.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 19.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 20.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 22.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 21.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 23.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 24.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 23.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 25.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 28.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 28.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 30.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 32 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 31.8 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 30.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 30.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 29.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 28.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 27.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Hungary?
- Lung cancer death rates in Hungary was 28.96 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
- How does Hungary rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Hungary ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.