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

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

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Israel vs Latvia: Lung cancer death rates

Israel

8.91 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Latvia

9 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Israel rank

48th

Latvia rank

46th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Israel
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 48th and Latvia ranks 46th of 111 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.05 deaths per 100,000 people	7.1 deaths per 100,000 people	1.95 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
1990s	9.61 deaths per 100,000 people	7.05 deaths per 100,000 people	2.57 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
2000s	10.35 deaths per 100,000 people	7.28 deaths per 100,000 people	3.07 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
2010s	10.62 deaths per 100,000 people	7.86 deaths per 100,000 people	2.77 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel
2020s	9.11 deaths per 100,000 people	8.55 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5589 deaths per 100,000 people	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Israel or Latvia?: Latvia, at 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Israel and Latvia?: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Latvia?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Israel and Latvia rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Israel ranks 48th 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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