Japan vs Latvia: Lung cancer death rates
Japan
8.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
49th
Latvia rank
46th
Lung cancer death rates over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 49th and Latvia ranks 46th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2148 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, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia 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?
- Japan ranks 49th 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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About this data
Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.