Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Latvia
Latvia: Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence was 46 Cases in 2024. ▼ Falling
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Latvia, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 46 Cases for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Latvia peaked at 171 Cases in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39 Cases, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 119 Cases | — |
| 2006 | 90 Cases | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 81 Cases | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 103 Cases | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 101 Cases | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 132 Cases | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 112 Cases | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 142 Cases | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 133 Cases | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 171 Cases | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 132 Cases | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 114 Cases | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 118 Cases | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 99 Cases | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 90 Cases | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 55 Cases | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 39 Cases | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 58 Cases | +48.7% |
| 2023 | 45 Cases | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 46 Cases | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8 Cases | 81 Cases | 119 Cases | 5 |
| 2010s | 124.3 Cases | 90 Cases | 171 Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6 Cases | 39 Cases | 58 Cases | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Poland 163 Cases compare
- 1 Brazil 35,246 Cases compare
- 2 Netherlands 135 Cases compare
- 2 Mexico 18,895 Cases compare
- 2 Croatia 17 Cases compare
- 3 Türkiye 132 Cases compare
- 3 United States 17,409 Cases compare
- 4 Colombia 14,169 Cases compare
- 5 Lithuania 21 Cases compare
- 5 Ukraine 3,127 Cases compare
- 6 Slovenia 10 Cases compare
- 6 Chile 1,483 Cases compare
- 7 Estonia 9 Cases compare
- 7 Peru 1,269 Cases 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 communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Latvia?
- Communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence in Latvia was 46 Cases in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 171 Cases in 2014.
- What is the lowest communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 Cases in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is communicable diseases — communicable disease incidence rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. 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 Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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