Latvia vs Romania: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Latvia
4.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Romania
4.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia rank
19th
Romania rank
18th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 19th and Romania ranks 18th of 111 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6343 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.065 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0559 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5293 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Latvia or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Latvia and Romania?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Latvia ranks 19th and Romania ranks 18th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.