Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Latvia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 76.4 yrs (2024), 95th of 217 in the world and 44th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 81.5 yrs (2024), 64th of 217 in the world and 37th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 71.6 yrs (2024), 108th of 217 in the world and 47th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Latvia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 76.4 yrs2024 | 95/217 | 44/58 | 70.3 yrs | 73.5 yrs | 75.2 yrs | +3.1%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 81.5 yrs2024 | 64/217 | 37/58 | 76.0 yrs | 78.4 yrs | 80.0 yrs | +2.6%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 71.6 yrs2024 | 108/217 | 47/58 | 64.9 yrs | 68.8 yrs | 70.6 yrs | +3.6%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.22024 | 182/196 | 40/52 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 3.1 | −53%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.52024 | 186/196 | 43/52 | 14.3 | 7.7 | 3.6 | −55%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.22024 | 188/196 | 47/52 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 1.9 | −60%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 192023 | 124/194 | 5/51 | 34 | 22 | 21 | −21%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 98%2024 | 24/193 | 9/51 | 97% | 95% | 99% | +3.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.5%2024 | 64/153 | 3/35 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 212024 | 128/208 | 15/52 | 196 | 73 | 23 | −63%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.3%2023 | 80/193 | 33/52 | 5.6% | 6.2% | 7.5% | +1.7 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 35.1%2023 | 69/193 | 12/52 | 47.7% | 37.2% | 31.9% | −3.4 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.402022 | 49/180 | 35/50 | 2.88 | 3.11 | 3.34 | +8.1%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 5.02023 | 27/182 | 20/51 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | −15%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 98.8%2024 | 86/206 | 39/56 | 98.0% | 98.3% | 98.6% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 92.5%2024 | 106/203 | 47/54 | 89.2% | 90.0% | 91.8% | +2.3 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 34.6%2024 | 15/166 | 7/48 | 44.3% | 40.0% | 35.9% | −5.4 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 8.12019 | 137/186 | 17/49 | 29.2 | 11.8 | 8.12019 | −34%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.1%76.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+2.6%81.5 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+3.6%71.6 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−53%2.2 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Hospital beds−15%5.0 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Latvia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Latvia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Latvia | Russia | Sweden | Belarus | Lithuania | Estonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.4 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 84.1 yrs2024 | 74.4 yrs2024 | 77.2 yrs2024 | 79.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 81.5 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 85.6 yrs2024 | 79.2 yrs2024 | 81.6 yrs2024 | 83.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 71.6 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 | 82.6 yrs2024 | 69.7 yrs2024 | 73.0 yrs2024 | 75.1 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.22024 | 4.12024 | 2.02024 | 1.82024 | 2.82024 | 1.52024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 2.52024 | 5.22024 | 2.42024 | 2.32024 | 3.42024 | 2.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.22024 | 2.02024 | 1.42024 | 0.72024 | 1.92024 | 0.92024 |
| Maternal mortality | 192023 | 92023 | 42023 | 12023 | 82023 | 52023 |
| Measles vaccination | 98%2024 | 97%2024 | 93%2024 | 98%2024 | 86%2024 | 83%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5%2024 | — | 0.1%2022 | — | 0.2%2024 | 0.7%2024 |