What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Latvia and Malta?

0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Malta: Breast cancer death rate in women

Latvia

16.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Malta

16.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Latvia rank

29th

Malta rank

28th

Breast cancer death rate in women over time

Latvia
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.

Latvia ranks 29th and Malta ranks 28th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.33 deaths per 100,000 people	33.07 deaths per 100,000 people	16.74 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
1990s	18.81 deaths per 100,000 people	32.25 deaths per 100,000 people	13.44 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2000s	19.63 deaths per 100,000 people	23.03 deaths per 100,000 people	3.4 deaths per 100,000 people	Malta
2010s	18.44 deaths per 100,000 people	17.85 deaths per 100,000 people	0.585 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2020s	17.4 deaths per 100,000 people	16.4 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9997 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Latvia or Malta?: Malta, at 16.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.71 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Latvia and Malta?: 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Malta rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?: Latvia ranks 29th and Malta ranks 28th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Breast cancer death rate in women
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,880 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.