Europe & Central Asia vs Latvia: Death rate, crude

Europe & Central Asia
10.07 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Latvia
14.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
Latvia rank
4th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 14.3 per 1,000 people against 10.07 per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 4.23 per 1,000 people.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Latvia Difference Ahead
1960s 10.03 per 1,000 people 10.35 per 1,000 people 0.3182 per 1,000 people Latvia
1970s 10.27 per 1,000 people 11.91 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people Latvia
1980s 10.29 per 1,000 people 12.53 per 1,000 people 2.24 per 1,000 people Latvia
1990s 10.68 per 1,000 people 14.3 per 1,000 people 3.62 per 1,000 people Latvia
2000s 10.61 per 1,000 people 14.29 per 1,000 people 3.68 per 1,000 people Latvia
2010s 9.96 per 1,000 people 14.44 per 1,000 people 4.48 per 1,000 people Latvia
2020s 10.79 per 1,000 people 15.84 per 1,000 people 5.05 per 1,000 people Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Europe & Central Asia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 14.3 per 1,000 people against 10.07 per 1,000 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Europe & Central Asia and Latvia?
4.23 per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Latvia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Latvia rank globally for death rate, crude?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.