Which has higher deaths from cancer, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Latvia?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6,302 deaths against 5,989 deaths in Latvia as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?

313 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Latvia: Deaths from cancer

Lao People's Democratic Republic

6,302 deaths

in 2021

Latvia

5,989 deaths

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

109th

Latvia rank

111th

Deaths from cancer over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6,302 deaths against 5,989 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 313 deaths.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 111th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,025 deaths	6,178 deaths	1,153 deaths	Latvia
2010s	5,856 deaths	6,250 deaths	393.53 deaths	Latvia
2020s	6,410 deaths	6,129 deaths	280.4 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from cancer, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Latvia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6,302 deaths against 5,989 deaths in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from cancer between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?: 313 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Latvia rank globally for deaths from cancer?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 111th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from cancer
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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