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

Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 84.4 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 30.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 45.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 49.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.4Hungary

Lowest30.8Cyprus

Median45.927 EU countries

European Union (27)49.7History

All EU countries, 2019

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	2019 per 100,000 people	Change on 2018
1	Hungary	84.4	-3 pts
2	Croatia	64.9	-2 pts
3	Poland	63.6	-2.6 pts
4	Denmark	61.8	+0.9 pts
5	Greece	59.2	-0 pts
6	Netherlands	59.2	-2 pts
7	Slovenia	55.6	-0.7 pts
8	Ireland	53.2	+2.1 pts
9	Belgium	51.7	-0.8 pts
10	Romania	51.1	-1.5 pts
11	Czechia	49.7	-0.1 pts
12	Germany	48	-0.6 pts
13	Estonia	47.7	-2.5 pts
14	Italy	45.9	-1.7 pts
15	Spain	45.6	-1.2 pts
16	France	45.2	-0.8 pts
17	Austria	45	-1.4 pts
18	Bulgaria	44.9	+1.6 pts
19	Latvia	44.8	-1.4 pts
20	Slovakia	43.7	-5.1 pts
21	Lithuania	43.6	+2.4 pts
22	Luxembourg	43	-4.8 pts
23	Finland	38.6	+0.6 pts
24	Portugal	38.2	+0.3 pts
25	Sweden	34.3	-1 pts
26	Malta	31	-12.3 pts
27	Cyprus	30.8	-6.1 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 84.4 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 30.8 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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.