What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Latvia and Serbia?

16.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.

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.

Latvia vs Serbia: Lung cancer death rates in men

Latvia

80.3 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Serbia

96.74 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Latvia rank

6th

Serbia rank

4th

Lung cancer death rates in men over time

Latvia
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 96.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 80.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 16.44 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Serbia ahead.

Latvia ranks 6th and Serbia ranks 4th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	81.23 deaths per 100,000 people	81.88 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6559 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2000s	85.02 deaths per 100,000 people	96 deaths per 100,000 people	10.99 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2010s	82.4 deaths per 100,000 people	108.61 deaths per 100,000 people	26.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia
2020s	80.08 deaths per 100,000 people	95.73 deaths per 100,000 people	15.65 deaths per 100,000 people	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates in men, Latvia or Serbia?: Serbia, at 96.74 deaths per 100,000 people against 80.3 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates in men between Latvia and Serbia?: 16.44 deaths per 100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Serbia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Serbia rank globally for lung cancer death rates in men?: Latvia ranks 6th and Serbia ranks 4th 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

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