Causes of mortality in Latvia
Latvia: Causes of mortality was 26,316 Deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Causes of mortality in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, causes of mortality in Latvia stood at 26,316 Deaths. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Latvia peaked at 83,514 Deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26,316 Deaths, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64,200 Deaths | — |
| 1981 | 64,180 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 62,468 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 64,658 Deaths | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 66,812 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 68,332 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 62,656 Deaths | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 64,300 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 64,842 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 65,168 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69,624 Deaths | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 69,556 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 70,860 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 78,458 Deaths | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 83,514 Deaths | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 77,862 Deaths | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 34,320 Deaths | -55.9% |
| 1997 | 33,533 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 34,200 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 32,844 Deaths | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 32,205 Deaths | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 32,991 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 32,498 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 32,437 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 32,041 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 32,777 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 33,115 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 33,056 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 31,031 Deaths | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 29,937 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 30,079 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28,550 Deaths | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 29,054 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 28,687 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 28,201 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 28,185 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28,215 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28,459 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 28,530 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 27,492 Deaths | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 28,589 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 34,231 Deaths | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 30,356 Deaths | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 27,666 Deaths | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 26,316 Deaths | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Causes of mortality in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -55.9% | 77,862 Deaths | 34,320 Deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,762 Deaths | 62,468 Deaths | 68,332 Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,477 Deaths | 32,844 Deaths | 83,514 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,209 Deaths | 29,937 Deaths | 33,115 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,545 Deaths | 27,492 Deaths | 30,079 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,432 Deaths | 26,316 Deaths | 34,231 Deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 2 Russia 1.80 million Deaths compare
- 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
- 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
- 6 Slovenia 21,506 Deaths compare
- 6 Mexico 778,865 Deaths compare
- 7 Estonia 15,530 Deaths compare
- 7 Italy 666,131 Deaths compare
- 8 United Kingdom 647,699 Deaths compare
More health data for Latvia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.5 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 76.4 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 19 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -9.8 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 76.4 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 9.8 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 6,253 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 10,379 Number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Latvia?
- Causes of mortality in Latvia was 26,316 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 83,514 Deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,316 Deaths in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for causes of mortality?
- Latvia ranks 5th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.