Statizoid

Austria vs Latvia: Autopsy rate

Austria
8.6%
in 2020
Latvia
11.7%
in 2021
Austria rank
17th
Latvia rank
15th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Austria
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 11.7% against 8.6% in Austria, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Latvia ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 15th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
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The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.