Death rate, crude in Latvia
Latvia: Death rate, crude was 14.3 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.3 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
4th
of 217 countries
All-time high
18.4 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
9.4 per 1,000 people
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, death rate, crude in Latvia stood at 14.3 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Latvia peaked at 18.4 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.4 per 1,000 people, in 1964.
Latvia ranks 4th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Latvia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 10.8 per 1,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 9.4 per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 10.6 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 10.8 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 11.3 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 11.4 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 11.6 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 11.5 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 12.2 per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 12.3 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 12.4 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 12.5 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 12.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12.7 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 12.3 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 12.7 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 13 per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 13.2 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 12 per 1,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 12.2 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 12.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.5 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 15.3 per 1,000 people | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 16.6 per 1,000 people | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 15.7 per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 14 per 1,000 people | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 13.8 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.7 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 13.6 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 13.9 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.4 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 15 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 18.4 per 1,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 16.4 per 1,000 people | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.35 per 1,000 people | 9.4 per 1,000 people | 11.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.91 per 1,000 people | 11.1 per 1,000 people | 12.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.53 per 1,000 people | 12 per 1,000 people | 13.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3 per 1,000 people | 13.1 per 1,000 people | 16.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.29 per 1,000 people | 13.6 per 1,000 people | 15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.44 per 1,000 people | 13.9 per 1,000 people | 15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.84 per 1,000 people | 14.3 per 1,000 people | 18.4 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Latvia?
- Death rate, crude in Latvia was 14.3 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 per 1,000 people in 1964.
- How does Latvia rank for death rate, crude?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.