Japan vs Latvia: Lung cancer death rates in men
Japan
90.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
80.3 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
Latvia rank
6th
Lung cancer death rates in men over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 80.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Latvia ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 68.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.72 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 53.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 71.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 85.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 85.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 82.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 89.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 80 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 90.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 80.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Japan and Latvia?
- 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?
- Japan ranks 5th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers per 100,000 people in males aged all ages.