Statizoid

Lung cancer death rates in Latvia

Latvia: Lung cancer death rates was 9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
46th
of 111 countries
All-time high
9.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
6.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Lung cancer death rates in Latvia, 1980–2023

02468101980200120231980: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 8 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 7 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 8 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 7 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 7 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 6 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 8.1 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 8.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 8 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 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

Latvia recorded 9 deaths per 100,000 people for lung cancer death rates in 2023.

The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates in Latvia peaked at 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2008.

That places Latvia 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Lung cancer death rates in Latvia, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1980 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people —
1981 6.31 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
1982 6.63 deaths per 100,000 people +5.2%
1983 6.62 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
1984 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1985 7.15 deaths per 100,000 people +5.5%
1986 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people +17.0%
1987 8 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
1988 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people -12.7%
1989 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people +14.2%
1990 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people -7.8%
1991 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
1992 6.91 deaths per 100,000 people -6.7%
1993 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people +4.9%
1994 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people -10.0%
1995 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people +5.7%
1996 7.17 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
1997 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people -3.9%
1998 7.06 deaths per 100,000 people +2.4%
1999 7.02 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2000 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people -2.8%
2001 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people +4.9%
2002 7 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
2003 7.58 deaths per 100,000 people +8.3%
2004 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people -13.6%
2005 8.03 deaths per 100,000 people +22.6%
2006 8.13 deaths per 100,000 people +1.3%
2007 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
2008 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people -27.5%
2009 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people +17.5%
2010 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
2011 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people +8.0%
2012 8.09 deaths per 100,000 people +3.1%
2013 8.08 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2014 7.26 deaths per 100,000 people -10.1%
2015 8.57 deaths per 100,000 people +18.0%
2016 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people -15.4%
2017 7.99 deaths per 100,000 people +10.2%
2018 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people +9.1%
2019 7.48 deaths per 100,000 people -14.1%
2020 8.55 deaths per 100,000 people +14.2%
2021 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people +9.8%
2022 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people -17.8%
2023 9 deaths per 100,000 people +16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 7.05 deaths per 100,000 people 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people 8.34 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 7.86 deaths per 100,000 people 7.25 deaths per 100,000 people 8.72 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 43 Cyprus 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 44 Brazil 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 45 Estonia 9.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 47 Portugal 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 48 Israel 8.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 49 Japan 8.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Latvia

All data for Latvia →

Frequently asked questions

What is lung cancer death rates in Latvia?
Lung cancer death rates in Latvia was 9 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 lung cancer death rates recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 9.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest lung cancer death rates recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for lung cancer death rates?
Latvia ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is lung cancer death rates rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Lung cancer death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lung cancer death rates in Latvia. Statizoid, drawing on WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/lung-cancer-deaths-per-100000-by-sex-1950-2002/latvia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/lung-cancer-deaths-per-100000-by-sex-1950-2002/latvia/">Lung cancer death rates in Latvia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

Reported deaths from trachea, bronchus, lung cancers in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.