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  • Dataset | 30 Jan 2025

Healthcare costs of lung cancer in the EU in 2009

Healthcare costs of lung cancer in the EU in 2009

Source: Luengo-Fernandez et al. 2013, Economic burden of cancer across the European Union: a population-based cost analysis  

Country

Cost per citizen in 2009 (€)

Adjusted cost per citizen in 2009a (€)

Belgium86
Bulgaria12
Czechia59
Denmark106
Germany1615
Estonia47
Ireland138
Greece1011
Spain55
France76
Croatia--
Italy98
Cyprus22
Latvia24
Lithuania13
Luxembourg2116
Hungary48
Malta23
Netherlands1312
Austria1311
Poland511
Portugal34
Romania14
Slovenia67
Slovakia59
Finland1210
Sweden87

a Adjusted for price differentials with the purchasing power parity method, taking into account differences in the cost of living and purchasing power across different EU countries.