Age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia
Latvia: Age-standardized suicide rates was 11.95 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia is 11.95, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia peaked at 29.64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.95, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 44th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.64 | — |
| 2001 | 27.59 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 27.17 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 24.77 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 22.25 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 22.27 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.11 | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 17.07 | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 21.81 | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 21.76 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 18.28 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.39 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 16.85 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.27 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.07 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.24 | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 14.27 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.32 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.95 | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.34 | 17.07 | 29.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 | 14.24 | 19.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.14 | 11.95 | 14.32 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Latvia was 11.95 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.64 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Latvia ranks 44th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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