Latvia vs United Kingdom: Causes of mortality
Causes of mortality over time
- Latvia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 647,699 Deaths against 26,316 Deaths in Latvia, a difference of 621,383 Deaths.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 24.6 times Latvia's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 7 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,762 Deaths | 656,896 Deaths | 592,134 Deaths | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 58,477 Deaths | 638,082 Deaths | 579,604 Deaths | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 32,209 Deaths | 586,500 Deaths | 554,291 Deaths | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 28,545 Deaths | 585,386 Deaths | 556,841 Deaths | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 29,432 Deaths | 664,014 Deaths | 634,582 Deaths | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher causes of mortality, Latvia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 647,699 Deaths against 26,316 Deaths in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in causes of mortality between Latvia and United Kingdom?
- 621,383 Deaths, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Kingdom?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and United Kingdom rank globally for causes of mortality?
- Latvia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 7 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Causes of mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.