Lung cancer death rates in Serbia
Serbia: Lung cancer death rates was 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21.81 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
4th
of 111 countries
All-time high
21.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
10.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Lung cancer death rates in Serbia, 1998–2023
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 Serbia stood at 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Serbia peaked at 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1998.
Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.75 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1999 | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 13.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 13.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 14.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 15.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 21.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.27 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 1 Hungary 28.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 2 Iceland 24.44 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Denmark 23.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Netherlands 21.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Brunei Darussalam 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Canada 20.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lung cancer death rates in Serbia?
- Lung cancer death rates in Serbia was 21.81 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
- How does Serbia rank for lung cancer death rates?
- Serbia ranks 4th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.