Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Latvia
Latvia: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 31.19 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Latvia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 31.19 for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Latvia peaked at 31.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.25 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 2.96 | +97.2% |
| 2003 | 4.62 | +55.8% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 9.17 | +91.0% |
| 2006 | 12.44 | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 19.6 | +57.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 19.02 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 18.81 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 19.68 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 19.68 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.35 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 20.36 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 18.8 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 19.06 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.39 | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 22.78 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 23.66 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 27.5 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 31.19 | +13.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 31.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.18, 3.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 31.19 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.36, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +97.2% | 1.5 | 2.96 |
| 2005 | +91.0% | 4.8 | 9.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.57 | 1.25 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.56 | 18.8 | 23.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.34 | 27.5 | 31.19 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Latvia?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Latvia was 31.19 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Latvia ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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