End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Latvia
Latvia: End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital was 48 Percentage of deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Latvia stood at 48 Percentage of deaths. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Latvia peaked at 48 Percentage of deaths in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.3 Percentage of deaths, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8 Percentage of deaths | — |
| 2001 | 38.6 Percentage of deaths | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 38.3 Percentage of deaths | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.9 Percentage of deaths | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 40.8 Percentage of deaths | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.7 Percentage of deaths | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.2 Percentage of deaths | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 43.2 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.5 Percentage of deaths | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.7 Percentage of deaths | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 39.9 Percentage of deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.7 Percentage of deaths | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 41.6 Percentage of deaths | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 42.4 Percentage of deaths | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 43.5 Percentage of deaths | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 44.6 Percentage of deaths | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 44.6 Percentage of deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45 Percentage of deaths | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.6 Percentage of deaths | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 46.6 Percentage of deaths | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.2 Percentage of deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 47.7 Percentage of deaths | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 46.9 Percentage of deaths | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 48 Percentage of deaths | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.87 Percentage of deaths | 38.3 Percentage of deaths | 43.5 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.45 Percentage of deaths | 39.9 Percentage of deaths | 46.6 Percentage of deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.95 Percentage of deaths | 45.2 Percentage of deaths | 48 Percentage of deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Japan 66.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 1 Lithuania 64.7 Percentage of deaths compare
- 2 Iceland 64.4 Percentage of deaths compare
- 2 Estonia 55.5 Percentage of deaths compare
- 2 Croatia 48.6 Percentage of deaths compare
- 3 Israel 62.7 Percentage of deaths compare
- 4 Slovenia 47.9 Percentage of deaths compare
- 4 Luxembourg 58.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 5 Netherlands 21.2 Percentage of deaths compare
- 5 Malta 57.9 Percentage of deaths compare
- 6 Canada 56.2 Percentage of deaths 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 76.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 9.8 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 end-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Latvia?
- End-of-life care — deaths in hospital in Latvia was 48 Percentage of deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 48 Percentage of deaths in 2023.
- What is the lowest end-of-life care — deaths in hospital recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3 Percentage of deaths in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for end-of-life care — deaths in hospital?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 5 countries with data for 2023.
- Is end-of-life care — deaths in hospital rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of End-of-life care — Deaths in hospital. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
End of Life Care (EC) is a subgroup of indicators within the HCQO database and provides data on the quality of care provided to people who are near the end of life. End of life care is a key indicator of healthcare quality, as high rates of hospital or acute care deaths, and frequent unplanned hospital readmissions in the final months of life may reflect gaps in access to and adequacy of community-based or palliative care. The database includes indicators on deaths occurring in inpatient acute care and hospital settings, and on the proportion of patients with unplanned readmissions during the last 30 or 180 days of life. These indicators focus on individuals who die due to conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, and dementia. Indicators are reported as crude rates. For further information, please consult: The HCQO Definitions document provides indicator definitions and calculation methodologies of HCQO indicators The Sources and Methods survey on End of Life Care (EC) provides detailed country-specific information The OECD’s Health System Performance Assessment (HSPA) Framework outlines how HCQO indicators relate to the OECD’s HSPA domains of Access, Quality and People’s needs and preferences