Latvia vs Sweden: Autopsy rate

Latvia

11.7%

in 2021

Sweden

8.9%

in 2020

Latvia rank

15th

Sweden rank

16th

Autopsy rate over time

Latvia
Sweden

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 11.7% against 8.9% in Sweden, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Latvia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 16th of 39 countries.

Individual pages

Autopsy rate in Latvia
Autopsy rate in Sweden
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.