What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Latvia and Suriname?

1.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Suriname: Prostate cancer death rate in men

Latvia

24.34 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2023

Suriname

25.5 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2014

Latvia rank

17th

Suriname rank

15th

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

Latvia
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 25.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Suriname ahead.

Latvia ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 15th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.44 deaths per 100,000 people	14.3 deaths per 100,000 people	1.86 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname
1990s	16.03 deaths per 100,000 people	9.44 deaths per 100,000 people	6.59 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2000s	24.22 deaths per 100,000 people	22.02 deaths per 100,000 people	2.2 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia
2010s	26.01 deaths per 100,000 people	24.09 deaths per 100,000 people	1.92 deaths per 100,000 people	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Latvia or Suriname?: Suriname, at 25.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2014.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Latvia and Suriname?: 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Suriname?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Latvia and Suriname rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?: Latvia ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 15th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prostate cancer death rate in men
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: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.