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

0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

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

Brazil vs Latvia: Lung cancer death rates

Brazil

9.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Latvia

9 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Brazil rank

44th

Latvia rank

46th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Brazil
Latvia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 9 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.

Brazil ranks 44th and Latvia ranks 46th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.81 deaths per 100,000 people	7.1 deaths per 100,000 people	2.29 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
1990s	6.13 deaths per 100,000 people	7.05 deaths per 100,000 people	0.9174 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2000s	7.63 deaths per 100,000 people	7.28 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3506 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
2010s	9.2 deaths per 100,000 people	7.86 deaths per 100,000 people	1.35 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil
2020s	9.24 deaths per 100,000 people	8.97 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2688 deaths per 100,000 people	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Brazil or Latvia?: Brazil, at 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people against 9 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Brazil and Latvia?: 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Brazil ranks 44th and Latvia ranks 46th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lung cancer death rates
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: 27 August 2026

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