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

0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Estonia ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.

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.

Estonia vs Latvia: Lung cancer death rates

Estonia

9.18 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Latvia

9 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Estonia rank

45th

Latvia rank

46th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Estonia
Latvia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 9 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 45th and Latvia ranks 46th of 111 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.62 deaths per 100,000 people	7.34 deaths per 100,000 people	0.2783 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
1990s	8.26 deaths per 100,000 people	7.05 deaths per 100,000 people	1.21 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2000s	8.94 deaths per 100,000 people	7.28 deaths per 100,000 people	1.66 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2010s	9.86 deaths per 100,000 people	7.86 deaths per 100,000 people	2 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2020s	8.43 deaths per 100,000 people	8.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1249 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, Estonia or Latvia?: Estonia, at 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people against 9 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Estonia and Latvia?: 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Estonia ranks 45th 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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