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

Hungary had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 77.7 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 31.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 44.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 46.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest77.7Hungary
Lowest31.7Sweden
Median44.427 EU countries
European Union (27)46.9History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 39 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 77.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 48.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 55.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 56.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 41.6 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Hungary: 77.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary77.7Croatia: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia64.5Poland: 56.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland56.7Denmark: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark55.6Netherlands: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands55.3Greece: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece55.1Belgium: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium49.2Ireland: 48.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland48.1Slovenia: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia47.6Germany: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany47.4Spain: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain45.1Czechia: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia45.1Romania: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania44.6Austria: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria44.4Latvia: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia44.2Italy: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly43.2France: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance43.1Slovakia: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia41.6Estonia: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia39.5Cyprus: 39 per 100,000 peopleCyprus39Bulgaria: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria37.7Malta: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta37.3Finland: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland37.3Lithuania: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania37.2Portugal: 35.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal35.4Luxembourg: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg35.2Sweden: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden31.7Hungary: 77.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary77.7Croatia: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia64.5Poland: 56.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland56.7Denmark: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark55.6Netherlands: 55.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands55.3Greece: 55.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece55.1Belgium: 49.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium49.2Ireland: 48.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland48.1Slovenia: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia47.6Germany: 47.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany47.4Spain: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain45.1Czechia: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia45.1Romania: 44.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania44.6Austria: 44.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria44.4Latvia: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia44.2Italy: 43.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly43.2France: 43.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance43.1Slovakia: 41.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia41.6Estonia: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia39.5Cyprus: 39 per 100,000 peopleCyprus39Bulgaria: 37.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria37.7Malta: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta37.3Finland: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland37.3Lithuania: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania37.2Portugal: 35.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal35.4Luxembourg: 35.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg35.2Sweden: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden31.7
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

RankEU countries2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Hungary77.7-0.3 pts
2Croatia64.5+1.4 pts
3Poland56.7+0.3 pts
4Denmark55.6-0.9 pts
5Netherlands55.3-0.8 pts
6Greece55.1-2 pts
7Belgium49.2-0.1 pts
8Ireland48.1-0.7 pts
9Slovenia47.6-3.7 pts
10Germany47.4+0.4 pts
11Spain45.1-0.1 pts
12Czechia45.1+0.1 pts
13Romania44.6+0.9 pts
14Austria44.4-0.1 pts
15Latvia44.2-1.7 pts
16Italy43.2-0.4 pts
17France43.10 pts
18Slovakia41.6+0.2 pts
19Estonia39.5-4.1 pts
20Cyprus39-3.4 pts
21Bulgaria37.7-4.6 pts
22Malta37.3-2.6 pts
23Finland37.3+0.3 pts
24Lithuania37.2+0.5 pts
25Portugal35.4-1.2 pts
26Luxembourg35.2-5.5 pts
27Sweden31.7-0.8 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.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/lung-cancer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/lung-cancer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/lung-cancer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hungary, with 77.7 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 31.7 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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.

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