Latvia vs Sweden: Cancer death rate by age group
Latvia
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Latvia rank
77th
Sweden rank
77th
Cancer death rate by age group over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 9.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 8.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6732 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rate by age group, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rate by age group between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for cancer death rate by age group?
- Latvia ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 77th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rate by age group. 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 malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.