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

Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 90.1 per 100,000 people. Portugal had the lowest, at 37.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 51 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 52.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest90.1Hungary

Lowest37.1Portugal

Median5127 EU countries

European Union (27)52.9History

All EU countries, 2016

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	2016 per 100,000 people	Change on 2015
1	Hungary	90.1	+0.8 pts
2	Poland	68.9	-0.7 pts
3	Denmark	66.8	-2 pts
4	Croatia	66.3	+0.8 pts
5	Netherlands	66	+0.2 pts
6	Greece	60.9	-0.9 pts
7	Slovenia	58.3	-0.7 pts
8	Belgium	57.8	-0.4 pts
9	Ireland	57.1	+1.2 pts
10	Romania	54	-0.8 pts
11	Luxembourg	51.9	+0.7 pts
12	Czechia	51.8	-0.4 pts
13	Slovakia	51.3	+0.9 pts
14	Estonia	51	-1.7 pts
15	Germany	50.6	0 pts
16	France	48.7	-1.2 pts
17	Italy	48.7	-0.8 pts
18	Spain	48.4	+0.5 pts
19	Austria	46.6	-0 pts
20	Latvia	46.5	+2.1 pts
21	Lithuania	44.3	-1.5 pts
22	Bulgaria	43.8	-1 pts
23	Malta	42.5	-3 pts
24	Finland	39.4	-0.3 pts
25	Sweden	37.6	+0.1 pts
26	Cyprus	37.5	+2.1 pts
27	Portugal	37.1	+0.1 pts

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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 90.1 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Portugal, with 37.1 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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.