In 2022, the mortality rate of lung cancer in the European was 77.2 per 100,000 men and 32.8 per 100,000 women. Among men the mortality rate was highest in Hungary and lowest in Sweden being 120 and 34.4 per 100,000 respectively. Hungary was also the country with the highest lung cancer mortality rate in women with 61.3 per 100,000 women. The lowest was in Lithuania with 16.4 per 100,000 women. In most EU countries, there was a marked difference between the mortality of lung cancer in men and women.
Mortality rate of lung cancer in Europe in 2022, by country and gender
(per 100,000 population)
Release data represents the date figures were accessed.
*The mortality rate depicted is the age-standardized rate (ASR - European 2013): a weighted mean of the age-specific rates where the weights are taken from the population distribution of a standard population. The ASR is expressed per 100,000.
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European Commission. (February 21, 2024). Mortality rate of lung cancer in Europe in 2022, by country and gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418932/mortality-of-lung-cancer-in-europe/
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Mortality rate of lung cancer in Europe in 2022, by country and gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph], European Commission, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418932/mortality-of-lung-cancer-in-europe/
