Germany vs Latvia: Annual death rates at different ages
Germany
2.98 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia
2.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
210th
Latvia rank
211th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 210th and Latvia ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1960s | 27.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 18.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9868 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 9.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 5.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 15 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.026 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, Germany or Latvia?
- Germany, at 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Germany and Latvia?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Germany ranks 210th and Latvia ranks 211th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.