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

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

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

38 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.

Latvia vs Portugal: Lung cancer death rates

Latvia

9 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Portugal

8.91 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Latvia rank

46th

Portugal rank

47th

Lung cancer death rates over time

Latvia
Portugal

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 47th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.1 deaths per 100,000 people	4.42 deaths per 100,000 people	2.68 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
1990s	7.05 deaths per 100,000 people	5.14 deaths per 100,000 people	1.91 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2000s	7.15 deaths per 100,000 people	5.98 deaths per 100,000 people	1.17 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2010s	7.86 deaths per 100,000 people	7.52 deaths per 100,000 people	0.3324 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2020s	7.72 deaths per 100,000 people	8.91 deaths per 100,000 people	1.19 deaths per 100,000 people	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lung cancer death rates, Latvia or Portugal?: Latvia, at 9 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in lung cancer death rates between Latvia and Portugal?: 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for lung cancer death rates?: Latvia ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 47th 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: 17 September 2026

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