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Lung cancer

Remarks

Incidence of trachea, bronchus and lung cancer (ICD-10 code C33-C34) per 100,000 for men and women of all ages, in the EU-27, in 2002 (GLOBOCAN, 2007)

Male

Female

Male

Female

Austria

42.6

14.3

Luxembourg

61.3

13.6

Belgium

75.3

12.2

Malta

41.1

6.1

Bulgaria

45.6

6.7

Netherlands

59.7

17.8

Czech Republic

66.1

13.3

Norway

36.4

18.7

Denmark

45.3

29.7

Poland

82

14.6

Estonia

67.7

9.1

Portugal

34.2

6

Finland

33.4

10.1

Romania

50

8.5

France

52.6

8.8

Slovenia

57.1

13.9

Germany

46.7

12.7

Spain

55.8

5.4

Greece

58

8.7

Sweden

21.1

14.4

Hungary

94.6

24.9

Switzerland

44.6

13.8

Iceland

30

30

United Kingdom

48.1

24.9

Ireland

39.8

19.7

Cyprus

26.8

5.7

Italy

58

10.7

EU-15

50.9

13.1

Latvia

60.2

6.4

EU-27

54.3

13

Lithuania

57.5

5.6

Remarks

Data presented in this table are found in the GLOBOCAN 2002 database. Incidence data are available from cancer registries (ENCR). The age standardised (world standard) incidence rates (ASR) presented here are estimates for the year 2002, based on the most recent data available.