Argentina vs Latvia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Argentina
3.98 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Argentina rank
27th
Latvia rank
24th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Argentina
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 4 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Argentina, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 24th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.098 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2422 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3323 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Argentina or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 4 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.98 deaths per 100,000 people in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Argentina and Latvia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latvia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Latvia rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 24th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. 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 10-14 years.