Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by lung cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2023

Campania had the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 21 regions in 2023, at 54.3 per 100,000 people. Basilicata had the lowest, at 28 per 100,000 people. The median was 39.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Italy was 43 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest54.3Campania

Lowest28Basilicata

Median39.721 regions

Italy43History

All regions, 2023

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	Regions	2023 per 100,000 people	Change on 2022
1	Campania	54.3	+2.2 pts
2	Lazio	54.1	+1.4 pts
3	Liguria	45.3	+2.2 pts
4	Piemonte	44	-0.9 pts
5	Emilia-Romagna	43.3	-1.4 pts
6	Lombardia	43.2	-1.4 pts
7	Toscana	42	-0.4 pts
8	Sicilia	41.4	-0.1 pts
9	Sardegna	41.3	-1 pts
10	Umbria	39.7	+0.2 pts
11	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	39.7	-6 pts
12	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	39.6	-0.6 pts
13	Puglia	37.9	+1.2 pts
14	Marche	37.4	+2.2 pts
15	Veneto	36.9	-0.4 pts
16	Abruzzo	34.8	-3.7 pts
17	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	34.7	-2.7 pts
18	Calabria	33.6	+1.7 pts
19	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	31.2	-6.3 pts
20	Molise	28.2	-7.3 pts
21	Basilicata	28	-1.1 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 regions 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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Which region has the highest lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Campania, with 54.3 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Basilicata, with 28 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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.