What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Latvia and Nicaragua?

3.95 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

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

Latvia vs Nicaragua: Death rate from digestive diseases

Latvia

34.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Nicaragua

38.14 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Latvia rank

18th

Nicaragua rank

15th

Death rate from digestive diseases over time

Latvia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 38.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 34.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Latvia ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 111 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33.88 deaths per 100,000 people	34.93 deaths per 100,000 people	1.05 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2010s	29.01 deaths per 100,000 people	40.51 deaths per 100,000 people	11.5 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua
2020s	33.62 deaths per 100,000 people	38.95 deaths per 100,000 people	5.32 deaths per 100,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Latvia or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 38.14 deaths per 100,000 people against 34.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Latvia and Nicaragua?: 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Nicaragua?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Nicaragua rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?: Latvia ranks 18th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from digestive diseases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from digestive diseases
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

Reported deaths from digestive diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.