Ireland vs Latvia: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Ireland
3.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
2.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
216th
Latvia rank
217th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Ireland
- Latvia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Ireland ranks 216th and Latvia ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 52 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1960s | 28.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 18.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 10.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2936 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Ireland or Latvia?
- Ireland, at 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Ireland and Latvia?
- 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Ireland ranks 216th and Latvia ranks 217th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.