5 Countries with the Highest Rates of Lung Cancer

1. Serbia 

Value: 50.0

According to IARC, Serbia is currently the country with the world’s highest rate of lung cancer for an age-standardized range of 10-69 years. As showcased by their values, the difference between the rates in Hungary and Serbia is quite low, with either of the two coming on top based on the age range for which the data is standardized. Healthcare failure is a leading cause of the high incidence of lung cancer in Serbia. Furthermore, statistics from 2020 revealed that 36% of the adult Serbian population consisted of smokers and 48.9% of those above 15 were exposed to second-hand smoke daily. From 1999 to 2008, the incidence of lung cancer increased by 27.4%, more in women than in men. 

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