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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia

Latvia: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
133.93 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 111 countries
All-time high
157.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
All-time low
133.93 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia, 1980–2023

0501001501980200120231980: 136.7 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 136.6 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 140.5 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 142 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 145 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 147.2 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 146 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 152.2 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 148.2 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 154.5 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 151.7 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 154 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 153.4 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 150.8 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 153.4 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 151.6 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 151.9 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 149.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 152.1 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 153.1 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 149.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 154.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 151.7 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 151.9 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 152.1 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 152.7 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 157.3 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 152.2 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 151.1 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 153.2 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 154.7 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 149.4 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 149.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 148 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 147.3 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 144.2 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 142.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 144.9 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 143.3 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 142.6 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 142.3 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 136.8 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 134.3 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 133.9 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia stood at 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia peaked at 157.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.

Latvia ranks 7th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1980 136.72 deaths per 100,000 people —
1981 136.6 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
1982 140.49 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
1983 142.01 deaths per 100,000 people +1.1%
1984 145.04 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
1985 147.21 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
1986 146.04 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
1987 152.25 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
1988 148.19 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
1989 154.51 deaths per 100,000 people +4.3%
1990 151.69 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
1991 154.02 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
1992 153.35 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
1993 150.77 deaths per 100,000 people -1.7%
1994 153.44 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%
1995 151.58 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1996 151.87 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
1997 149.87 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
1998 152.06 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
1999 153.07 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2000 149.08 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
2001 154.6 deaths per 100,000 people +3.7%
2002 151.7 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2003 151.9 deaths per 100,000 people +0.1%
2004 152.1 deaths per 100,000 people +0.1%
2005 152.73 deaths per 100,000 people +0.4%
2006 157.26 deaths per 100,000 people +3.0%
2007 152.19 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
2008 151.08 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2009 153.2 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
2010 154.71 deaths per 100,000 people +1.0%
2011 149.38 deaths per 100,000 people -3.5%
2012 149.11 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2013 148 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2014 147.27 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2015 144.24 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
2016 142.46 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
2017 144.87 deaths per 100,000 people +1.7%
2018 143.26 deaths per 100,000 people -1.1%
2019 142.58 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2020 142.3 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2021 136.84 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2022 134.33 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
2023 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 144.91 deaths per 100,000 people 136.6 deaths per 100,000 people 154.51 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 152.17 deaths per 100,000 people 149.87 deaths per 100,000 people 154.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 152.58 deaths per 100,000 people 149.08 deaths per 100,000 people 157.26 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 146.59 deaths per 100,000 people 142.46 deaths per 100,000 people 154.71 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 136.85 deaths per 100,000 people 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people 142.3 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 4 Croatia 145.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 5 Serbia 139.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 6 Republic of Moldova 137.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 133.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 9 Uruguay 129.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 10 Slovenia 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Latvia was 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 157.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 133.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
How does Latvia rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Latvia ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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