Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia
Latvia: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 14.5% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
14.5%
Change on year
up 90.8%
World rank
15th
of 37 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 1993
All-time low
7.6%
in 2011
Years of data
18
1990–2012
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia, 1990–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2012, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia stood at 14.5%.
The figure is up 90.8% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia peaked at 28.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2011.
Latvia ranks 15th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.1% | — |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -29.6% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +43.7% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +90.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 14.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 14.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 16.9% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 13.0% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 14.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 12 Norway 19.1% compare
- 13 Switzerland 16.3% compare
- 14 Ireland 15.5% compare
- 16 South Korea 14.2% compare
- 16 Chile 14.2% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 14.1% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Latvia was 14.5% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- Latvia ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2012.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. 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 Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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