BREATHING IN A NEW ERA
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LUNG CANCER POLICIES ACROSS EUROPELung cancer burden over time, captured via DALYs, is shown in Figure 8. All countries show a
consistently downward trend, although Romania has had fluctuating DALY rates over the past 15 years.
Poland has continually recorded the highest burden rate, while Sweden, again, has recorded the lowest.
Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK have had steep declines in DALY rates.