What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Hong Kong, China and Latvia?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latvia?

38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Hong Kong, China vs Latvia: Lung cancer death rates in men

Hong Kong, China

76.52 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2017

Latvia

80.3 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

7th

Latvia rank

6th

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Hong Kong, China
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 80.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 76.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 6th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.85 deaths per 100,000 people	68.21 deaths per 100,000 people	17.36 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
1990s	62.08 deaths per 100,000 people	79.92 deaths per 100,000 people	17.84 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2000s	72.3 deaths per 100,000 people	85.02 deaths per 100,000 people	12.72 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2010s	76.14 deaths per 100,000 people	83.09 deaths per 100,000 people	6.94 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Hong Kong, China or Latvia?: Latvia, at 80.3 deaths per 100,000 people against 76.52 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Hong Kong, China and Latvia?: 3.78 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Latvia?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong, China and Latvia rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lung cancer death rates in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lung cancer death rates in men
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, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.