Lung cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Europe, with more than 410,000 new cases diagnosed in 2012 (12% of the total). In Europe (2012), the highest World age-standardised incidence rates for lung cancer are in Hungary for men and Denmark for women; the lowest rates are in Sweden for men and Ukraine for women.or males aged 80 and over lung cancer incidence rates increased by 13% between 1979-1981 and 1985-1987 and have since decreased by 29%. For males aged 70-79, the rate declined by 42% between 1979-1981 and 2007-2009, and have since remained stable.