Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Latvia
Latvia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Latvia is 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.5% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Latvia peaked at 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Latvia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.83 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 21.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -35.7% |
| 2003 | 13.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 17.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 20.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 15.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 16.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 14.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 15.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 14.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 16.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 4 Canada 23.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Estonia 23.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Mongolia 21.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Finland 18.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Russian Federation 17.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Poland 15.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Latvia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Latvia was 21.69 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Latvia ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.