Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia
Latvia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia is 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia peaked at 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Latvia 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Latvia was 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.