EU regions (NUTS 2) by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)
Észak-Alföld had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 237 regions in 2020, at 89.1 per 100,000 people. Guadeloupe had the lowest, at 15.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 47.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 48.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Észak-Alföld | 89.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 88.7 | -2 pts |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 84.8 | -6.9 pts |
| 4 | Dél-Alföld | 84.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 76.8 | -3.6 pts |
| 6 | Pest | 76.6 | -5.6 pts |
| 7 | Budapest | 76.4 | -2.1 pts |
| 8 | Lubuskie | 71.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 9 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 70.9 | -3.7 pts |
| 10 | Wielkopolskie | 70.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 70.3 | -2.9 pts |
| 12 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 68.2 | -5.5 pts |
| 13 | Pomorskie | 67.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 14 | Zachodniopomorskie | 67.7 | -6 pts |
| 15 | Severozápad | 67.5 | -4.4 pts |
| 16 | Limburg (NL) | 65.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 17 | Groningen | 65.2 | -4.4 pts |
| 18 | Bremen | 65.1 | +4.9 pts |
| 18 | Sjælland | 65.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 20 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 64.7 | -7.2 pts |
| 21 | Grad Zagreb | 64.3 | |
| 22 | Panonska Hrvatska | 64.1 | |
| 23 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 64 | -0.8 pts |
| 24 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 63.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 25 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 62.5 | -9.1 pts |
| 26 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 62.3 | |
| 27 | Dytiki Elláda | 61.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | Attiki | 61.1 | -1 pts |
| 29 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 61 | -1.5 pts |
| 30 | Drenthe | 60.8 | +3.5 pts |
| 31 | Prov. Liège | 60.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 32 | Düsseldorf | 60.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 33 | Arnsberg | 60.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 34 | Prov. Namur | 60.4 | 0 pts |
| 35 | Wien | 60 | +3.5 pts |
| 36 | Syddanmark | 60 | -5.2 pts |
| 37 | Noord-Brabant | 59.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 38 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 59.1 | -5 pts |
| 39 | Ionia Nisia | 58.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 40 | Kentriki Makedonia | 58.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 40 | Midtjylland | 58.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 42 | Kriti | 58.5 | -7.8 pts |
| 43 | Łódzkie | 58.3 | -7.3 pts |
| 44 | Münster | 58.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 45 | Schleswig-Holstein | 57.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 46 | Vest | 57.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 47 | Świętokrzyskie | 57 | -2.4 pts |
| 48 | Podlaskie | 56.7 | -4.5 pts |
| 49 | Hamburg | 56.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 49 | Overijssel | 56.6 | -2 pts |
| 51 | Warszawski stołeczny | 56.5 | -4.4 pts |
| 52 | Voreio Aigaio | 56.5 | +5.5 pts |
| 53 | Saarland | 56.3 | -5.2 pts |
| 54 | Berlin | 56.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 55 | Flevoland | 56.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 56 | Lubelskie | 56 | +2.8 pts |
| 57 | Sterea Elláda | 55.8 | +5.2 pts |
| 58 | Śląskie | 55.6 | -3.5 pts |
| 59 | Köln | 55.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 60 | Lazio | 55.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 61 | Gelderland | 55.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 62 | Zahodna Slovenija | 55.3 | -1 pts |
| 63 | Friesland (NL) | 55 | -3.7 pts |
| 64 | Asturias | 54.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 65 | Noord-Holland | 54.6 | -2 pts |
| 66 | Åland | 54.4 | -5 pts |
| 67 | Lüneburg | 54.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 68 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 54.1 | -3.5 pts |
| 69 | Campania | 54 | -0.3 pts |
| 70 | Eastern and Midland | 53.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 71 | Thessalia | 53.6 | +2.9 pts |
| 72 | Nordjylland | 53.5 | -9.3 pts |
| 73 | Lorraine | 53.4 | -3.5 pts |
| 74 | Střední Čechy | 53 | +0.5 pts |
| 75 | Małopolskie | 52.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 76 | Trier | 52.8 | +5 pts |
| 77 | Dytiki Makedonia | 52.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 78 | Corse | 52.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 79 | Peloponnisos | 52.3 | -4.2 pts |
| 80 | Ceuta | 52.2 | +14.5 pts |
| 81 | Braunschweig | 52.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 82 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 51.8 | -3.2 pts |
| 83 | Jihozápad | 51.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 84 | Extremadura | 51.6 | -3.3 pts |
| 85 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 51.4 | -3.4 pts |
| 86 | Sud-Est | 51.2 | -1 pts |
| 87 | Koblenz | 51.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 88 | Cantabria | 50.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 89 | Melilla | 50.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 90 | Southern | 50.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 91 | Ipeiros | 50.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 92 | Severozapaden | 50.7 | +5 pts |
| 93 | Haute-Normandie | 50.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 93 | Hovedstaden | 50.3 | -7.5 pts |
| 95 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 50.2 | -3 pts |
| 96 | Northern and Western | 50.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 97 | Sud-Muntenia | 50.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 98 | Weser-Ems | 50.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 99 | Severovýchod | 50 | +2.9 pts |
| 100 | Prov. Antwerpen | 50 | +0.1 pts |
| 100 | Prov. Hainaut | 50 | -6.2 pts |
| 102 | Region of Murcia | 49.9 | +5.6 pts |
| 103 | Opolskie | 49.5 | -3.5 pts |
| 104 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 49.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 105 | Západné Slovensko | 49.3 | +3.4 pts |
| 106 | Notio Aigaio | 49.1 | -3.2 pts |
| 107 | Picardie | 49 | -0.9 pts |
| 108 | Valencian Community | 48.9 | +2.9 pts |
| 109 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 48.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 110 | Hannover | 48.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 111 | Zeeland | 48.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 112 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 48 | -4.7 pts |
| 113 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 48 | -2.4 pts |
| 114 | Aragon | 48 | -1.7 pts |
| 115 | Bourgogne | 47.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 115 | Brandenburg | 47.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 117 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 47.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 118 | Poitou-Charentes | 47.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 119 | Centre - Val de Loire | 47.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 119 | Východné Slovensko | 47.6 | +6.4 pts |
| 121 | Aquitaine | 47.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 122 | Sardegna | 47.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 123 | Detmold | 47.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 124 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 47.2 | -3 pts |
| 125 | Moravskoslezsko | 47.1 | -3.3 pts |
| 126 | Limousin | 47 | -0.4 pts |
| 127 | Basque Country | 46.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 128 | Champagne-Ardenne | 46.9 | -3.1 pts |
| 129 | Latvija | 46.8 | +2 pts |
| 130 | Severoiztochen | 46.7 | -3.2 pts |
| 131 | Auvergne | 46.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 132 | Bratislavský kraj | 46.3 | +4.2 pts |
| 133 | Niederösterreich | 46.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Bretagne | 46.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 135 | Tirol | 46.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 136 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 46 | -5.1 pts |
| 137 | Canary Islands | 45.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 138 | Centru | 45.8 | -6.1 pts |
| 139 | Emilia-Romagna | 45.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 140 | Balearic Islands | 45.5 | -0 pts |
| 141 | Nord-Est | 45.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 142 | Galicia | 45.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 143 | Darmstadt | 45.3 | +1 pts |
| 143 | Navarre | 45.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 145 | Franche-Comté | 45.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 146 | Lombardia | 45.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 147 | Severen tsentralen | 45.2 | -2.6 pts |
| 148 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 45.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 149 | Praha | 44.9 | -5.6 pts |
| 150 | Sicilia | 44.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 151 | Basse-Normandie | 44.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 152 | Karlsruhe | 44.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 152 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 44.6 | +6.3 pts |
| 154 | Eesti | 44.6 | -3.1 pts |
| 155 | Leipzig | 44.6 | +4.5 pts |
| 156 | Stredné Slovensko | 44.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 157 | Alsace | 44.5 | -3.1 pts |
| 158 | Liguria | 44.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 159 | Midi-Pyrénées | 44.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 160 | Yugoiztochen | 44.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 161 | Nord-Vest | 44 | -5 pts |
| 161 | Toscana | 44 | -3.7 pts |
| 163 | Andalusia | 43.9 | -2.5 pts |
| 164 | Castile and León | 43.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 165 | Catalonia | 43.6 | -1 pts |
| 166 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 43.3 | -2 pts |
| 167 | Kassel | 43.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 168 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 43.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 169 | Piemonte | 43 | -4.9 pts |
| 170 | Algarve | 42.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 171 | Jihovýchod | 42.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 172 | Gießen | 42.7 | -6.6 pts |
| 173 | Kärnten | 42.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 174 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 42.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 175 | Castilla-La Mancha | 42.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 176 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 42.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 177 | Pays de la Loire | 42 | +0.5 pts |
| 178 | La Rioja | 41.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 179 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 41.9 | -6 pts |
| 180 | Kýpros | 41.2 | +10.4 pts |
| 181 | Mittelfranken | 41.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 182 | Rhône-Alpes | 40.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 183 | Oberfranken | 40.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 184 | Sydsverige | 40.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Norte | 40.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 186 | Podkarpackie | 40 | -3.8 pts |
| 187 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 39.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 188 | Puglia | 39.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 189 | Thüringen | 39.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 190 | Umbria | 39.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 191 | Luxembourg | 39.2 | -3.8 pts |
| 192 | Yugozapaden | 39.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 193 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 39.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 194 | Freiburg | 39 | +1 pts |
| 195 | Burgenland | 38.8 | -10.8 pts |
| 196 | Ile-de-France | 38.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 197 | Marche | 38.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 198 | Steiermark | 38.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 199 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 38.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 200 | Community of Madrid | 38 | -3.8 pts |
| 201 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 37.9 | +4.7 pts |
| 202 | Etelä-Suomi | 37.8 | -4.3 pts |
| 203 | Oberpfalz | 37.8 | -4.5 pts |
| 204 | Oberösterreich | 37.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 205 | Střední Morava | 37.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 206 | Vorarlberg | 37.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 207 | Veneto | 37.1 | -2.8 pts |
| 208 | Stuttgart | 36.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 209 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 35.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 210 | Sostinės regionas | 35.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 211 | Dresden | 35.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 212 | Malta | 35.6 | +4.6 pts |
| 213 | Niederbayern | 35.5 | -5.2 pts |
| 214 | Salzburg | 35.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 215 | Oberbayern | 35.2 | +1 pts |
| 216 | Unterfranken | 35.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 217 | Chemnitz | 34.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 218 | Schwaben | 34.4 | -1 pts |
| 219 | Molise | 34.3 | +2 pts |
| 220 | Abruzzo | 34.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 221 | Calabria | 34 | +1.4 pts |
| 222 | Västsverige | 33.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Stockholm | 33.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 224 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 33.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 225 | Tübingen | 33 | -2.9 pts |
| 226 | Östra Mellansverige | 32.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 227 | Övre Norrland | 31.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 228 | Norra Mellansverige | 31.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 229 | La Réunion | 31.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 230 | Basilicata | 31 | -5.6 pts |
| 231 | Länsi-Suomi | 30.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 232 | Småland med öarna | 29.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 233 | Mellersta Norrland | 29.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 234 | Martinique | 18.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 235 | Guyane | 16.5 | -6.7 pts |
| 236 | Mayotte | 16.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 237 | Guadeloupe | 15.5 | -4.3 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 regions are compared on one definition. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.Citation styles
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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 regions (NUTS 2) by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table
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Which region has the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Észak-Alföld, with 89.1 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Guadeloupe, with 15.5 per 100,000 people in 2020.
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. 7 regions have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.
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