Greece vs Latvia: Cancer death rates by type
Greece
3.72 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
3.89 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Greece rank
7th
Latvia rank
5th
Cancer death rates by type over time
- Greece
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5024 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1124 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2722 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5245 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, Greece or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates by type between Greece and Latvia?
- 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for cancer death rates by type?
- Greece ranks 7th 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.