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

Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 89.4 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 35.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 50.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 53.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest89.4Hungary

Lowest35.4Cyprus

Median50.627 EU countries

European Union (27)53.2History

All EU countries, 2015

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	2015 per 100,000 people	Change on 2014
1	Hungary	89.4	-0.5 pts
2	Poland	69.6	+0.4 pts
3	Denmark	68.7	-2.9 pts
4	Netherlands	65.8	-1 pts
5	Croatia	65.5	+0.2 pts
6	Greece	61.8	-0.2 pts
7	Slovenia	59	+0.4 pts
8	Belgium	58.3	-3.3 pts
9	Ireland	55.9	-5.2 pts
10	Romania	54.9	+0.7 pts
11	Estonia	52.7	-2.6 pts
12	Czechia	52.2	-0.8 pts
13	Luxembourg	51.3	-8.4 pts
14	Germany	50.6	-0.4 pts
15	Slovakia	50.4	+0.4 pts
16	France	49.9	-0.1 pts
17	Italy	49.5	+0.1 pts
18	Spain	47.9	0 pts
19	Austria	46.7	-0.9 pts
20	Lithuania	45.9	-0.3 pts
21	Malta	45.5	+2.5 pts
22	Bulgaria	44.8	-0.8 pts
23	Latvia	44.3	-2.5 pts
24	Finland	39.7	+0.6 pts
25	Sweden	37.5	-1.2 pts
26	Portugal	36.9	+0.6 pts
27	Cyprus	35.4	-1.5 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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Which EU country has the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Hungary, with 89.4 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 35.4 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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.