Guatemala vs Latvia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Guatemala
4.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
22nd
Latvia rank
24th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Guatemala
- Latvia
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Guatemala ranks 22nd and Latvia ranks 24th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4341 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1084 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3323 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Guatemala or Latvia?
- Guatemala, at 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cancer death rates in children under 10 years old between Guatemala and Latvia?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latvia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and Latvia rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Guatemala ranks 22nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.