Croatia vs Latvia: Cancer death rates by type
Croatia
4.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
3.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
3rd
Latvia rank
5th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Latvia ahead.
Croatia ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.144 deaths per 100,000 people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1775 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0144 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0217 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates by type, Croatia or Latvia?
- Croatia, at 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Croatia and Latvia?
- 0.6 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Croatia ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 5th 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 rates by type. 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 bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.