In France, for the year 2018, the estimated number of new cases of lung cancer was 46,363, and the estimated number of deaths from lung cancer was 33,117. Key points: 5-year age-standardized survival rates of 24% and 18% for women and men, respectively, diagnosed between 2010 and 2015; Better survival outcomes for women; An 11-percentage-point improvement in 5-year age-standardized survival over 25 years; Greater improvement in 1-year net survival for people aged 70 and older, catching up to the prognosis of younger individuals; Survival gains maintained 5 years after diagnosis, except for patients aged 80 and older, for whom these benefits diminish; Improvement in 10-year survival between 1990 and 2010 regardless of age.