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

Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 87.4 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 35.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 48.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 50.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest87.4Hungary

Lowest35.3Sweden

Median48.627 EU countries

European Union (27)50.8History

All EU countries, 2018

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	2018 per 100,000 people	Change on 2017
1	Hungary	87.4	-1.6 pts
2	Croatia	66.9	-1.4 pts
3	Poland	66.2	-0 pts
4	Netherlands	61.2	-1.5 pts
5	Denmark	60.9	-5.1 pts
6	Greece	59.2	-1.5 pts
7	Slovenia	56.3	-2.1 pts
8	Romania	52.6	-1.3 pts
9	Belgium	52.5	-0 pts
10	Ireland	51.1	-4.5 pts
11	Estonia	50.2	+2.1 pts
12	Czechia	49.8	-2.7 pts
13	Slovakia	48.9	-0.1 pts
14	Germany	48.6	-0.8 pts
15	Luxembourg	47.8	-2.3 pts
16	Italy	47.6	-0.6 pts
17	Spain	46.8	-0.6 pts
18	Austria	46.3	+1.3 pts
19	Latvia	46.2	-2.7 pts
20	France	46	-1.2 pts
21	Bulgaria	43.3	-0.4 pts
22	Malta	43.3	+2.5 pts
23	Lithuania	41.2	-1 pts
24	Finland	38	-0.7 pts
25	Portugal	37.9	+0.2 pts
26	Cyprus	36.9	-5.9 pts
27	Sweden	35.3	-2.7 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.

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Questions

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

Hungary, with 87.4 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 35.3 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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.