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

1.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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 Slovakia: Death rate from digestive diseases

Latvia

34.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Slovakia

32.84 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Latvia rank

18th

Slovakia rank

21st

Death rate from digestive diseases over time

Latvia
Slovakia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 34.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.

Latvia ranks 18th and Slovakia ranks 21st of 111 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27.4 deaths per 100,000 people	38.55 deaths per 100,000 people	11.15 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2000s	31.88 deaths per 100,000 people	39.95 deaths per 100,000 people	8.07 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2010s	29.04 deaths per 100,000 people	35.96 deaths per 100,000 people	6.92 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia
2020s	33.77 deaths per 100,000 people	36.12 deaths per 100,000 people	2.35 deaths per 100,000 people	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from digestive diseases, Latvia or Slovakia?: Latvia, at 34.19 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.84 deaths per 100,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate from digestive diseases between Latvia and Slovakia?: 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for death rate from digestive diseases?: Latvia ranks 18th and Slovakia ranks 21st 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.