EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)
Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 89.1 per 100,000 people. Portugal had the lowest, at 37.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 49 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 51.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 89.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 2 | Croatia | 68.4 | +2 pts |
| 3 | Poland | 66.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 4 | Denmark | 66 | -0.8 pts |
| 5 | Netherlands | 62.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 6 | Greece | 60.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 7 | Slovenia | 58.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 8 | Ireland | 55.6 | -1.5 pts |
| 9 | Romania | 53.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 10 | Belgium | 52.5 | -5.3 pts |
| 11 | Czechia | 52.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 50.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 13 | Germany | 49.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 14 | Slovakia | 49 | -2.3 pts |
| 15 | Latvia | 48.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 16 | Italy | 48.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 17 | Estonia | 48.1 | -3 pts |
| 18 | Spain | 47.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 19 | France | 47.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 20 | Austria | 45.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 43.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 22 | Cyprus | 42.8 | +5.3 pts |
| 23 | Lithuania | 42.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 24 | Malta | 40.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 25 | Finland | 38.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 26 | Sweden | 38 | +0.4 pts |
| 27 | Portugal | 37.8 | +0.7 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Rank EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) using official data, and cite the source.
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Which EU country has the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Hungary, with 89.1 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Portugal, with 37.8 per 100,000 people in 2017.
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.
Lung cancer death rate (age-standardised): other rankings
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)