Table 1.

Age-standardized mortality rate (per100 000 person years) from lung cancer in males in 23 countries, 1971–1995

	ASMR
Country	1971–1975	1976–1980	1981–1985	1986–1990	1991–1995	Percent increase*	Rank$
Portugal	31.88	40.51	45.96	54.40	59.48	86.57	1
Hungary	97.10	116.05	138.49	161.34	180.91	86.31	2
Taiwan	32.08	39.80	49.95	54.24	58.44	82.17	3
Spain	56.92	68.84	80.68	93.80	101.49	78.30	4
Poland	93.91	113.65	135.11	152.23	158.34	68.60	5
Japan	38.88	46.55	53.40	56.96	59.44	52.87	6
Norway	45.20	53.24	62.61	65.43	67.36	49.03	7
France	74.81	87.45	93.16	99.32	100.08	33.77	8
Greece	79.55	93.63	99.23	103.77	105.44	32.54	9
Italy	94.59	110.47	123.02	125.63	117.10	23.80	10
Hong Kong	94.96	118.63	116.24	116.89	110.13	15.97	11
Canada	96.68	108.38	116.23	118.13	107.71	11.42	12
USA	109.60	117.87	121.16	120.33	115.23	5.13	13
Denmark	101.45	109.36	116.83	113.21	103.74	2.26	14
Sweden	48.34	52.24	50.10	48.56	48.21	-0.27	15
Singapore	92.34	114.24	115.29	102.90	91.47	-0.95	16
Belgium	146.33	163.41	166.59	155.70	144.87	-1.00	17
Cuba	75.86	76.35	76.59	76.16	72.90	-3.90	18
Netherlands	151.10	162.14	160.49	148.73	129.40	-14.36	19
Australia	99.14	100.74	100.11	90.81	80.86	-18.44	20
New Zealand	99.81	104.55	100.52	93.07	79.31	-20.54	21
England and Wales	159.59	152.45	136.82	120.40	101.21	-36.58	22
Finland	142.74	142.51	126.97	105.58	90.20	-36.81	23

*percent increase (%) = 100 × (ASMR_1991–1995 - ASMR_1971–1975) / (ASMR_1971–1975)

^$ Rank by percent increase