Iceland vs Latvia: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old
Iceland
4.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
23rd
Latvia rank
24th
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 4 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Iceland ranks 23rd and Latvia ranks 24th of 110 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5328 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3323 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cancer death rates in children under 10 years old, Iceland or Latvia?
- Iceland, at 4.04 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 Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Iceland ranks 23rd 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.