Japan vs Latvia: Pancreatic cancer death rate
Japan
9.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Latvia
9.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
7th
Latvia rank
6th
Pancreatic cancer death rate over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 9.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8872 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7176 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0836 deaths per 100,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pancreatic cancer death rate, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 9.21 deaths per 100,000 people against 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pancreatic cancer death rate between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for pancreatic cancer death rate?
- Japan ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 6th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pancreatic cancer death rate. 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 pancreas cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.