EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2012, at 91.1 per 100,000 people. Portugal had the lowest, at 34.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 52.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 49.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest91.1Hungary

Lowest34.9Portugal

Median52.827 EU countries

European Union (27)49.7History

All EU countries, 2012

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2012 per 100,000 people	Change on 2011
1	Hungary	91.1	+2.9 pts
2	Denmark	75.3	+2.1 pts
3	Poland	69.7	-0.1 pts
4	Netherlands	69.5	-3 pts
5	Croatia	61.3	-6 pts
6	Belgium	60.9	-4.7 pts
7	Ireland	60	-3.6 pts
8	Greece	59.9	+0.6 pts
9	Czechia	58.2	-1.2 pts
10	Slovenia	57.2	-1.4 pts
11	Luxembourg	57	+3.8 pts
12	Estonia	53.9	+1.7 pts
13	Romania	53.1	+0.4 pts
14	Slovakia	52.8	-0.8 pts
15	Italy	51.7	-1.2 pts
16	Germany	51.6	-0.1 pts
17	France	50.3	+0.1 pts
18	Spain	49.8	+0.2 pts
19	Malta	49.4	+6.5 pts
20	Latvia	49	-0.7 pts
21	Bulgaria	47.2	+3.2 pts
22	Lithuania	47	-1.4 pts
23	Austria	46.2	+0.2 pts
24	Finland	40.8	+0.3 pts
25	Cyprus	40.2	+1 pts
26	Sweden	39	-1.1 pts
27	Portugal	34.9	-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 C33 and C34) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Hungary, with 91.1 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Portugal, with 34.9 per 100,000 people in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.