What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Latvia and Serbia?

5.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Serbia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Serbia: Death rates from different causes

Latvia

133.93 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Serbia

139.12 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Latvia rank

7th

Serbia rank

5th

Death rates from different causes over time

Latvia
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 7th and Serbia ranks 5th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	152.57 deaths per 100,000 people	143.94 deaths per 100,000 people	8.62 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2000s	152.58 deaths per 100,000 people	152.83 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2487 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2010s	146.59 deaths per 100,000 people	152.71 deaths per 100,000 people	6.12 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2020s	136.85 deaths per 100,000 people	138.66 deaths per 100,000 people	1.81 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Latvia or Serbia?: Serbia, at 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Latvia and Serbia?: 5.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Serbia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Serbia rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Latvia ranks 7th and Serbia 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 Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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