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

0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.

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 New Zealand: Breast cancer death rate in women

Latvia

16.71 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

New Zealand

16.26 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2018

Latvia rank

29th

New Zealand rank

32nd

Breast cancer death rate in women over time

Latvia
New Zealand

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 16.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.26 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Latvia ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.33 deaths per 100,000 people	29.09 deaths per 100,000 people	12.76 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
1990s	18.81 deaths per 100,000 people	26.64 deaths per 100,000 people	7.83 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2000s	19.63 deaths per 100,000 people	21.58 deaths per 100,000 people	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	New Zealand
2010s	18.49 deaths per 100,000 people	17.52 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9675 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 New Zealand?: Latvia, at 16.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.26 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Latvia and New Zealand?: 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?: Latvia ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 32nd 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.