Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Latvia
Latvia: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 76.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.19 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
106th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.19 years
in 2023
All-time low
64.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 76.19 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Latvia peaked at 76.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.57 years, in 1950.
That places Latvia 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Latvia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.57 years | — |
| 1951 | 65.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 65.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 66.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 66.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 67.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 67.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 68.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 68.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 69.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 70.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 70.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 69.9 years | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 70.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 71.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 71.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 71.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.87 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.48 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 70.22 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 70.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 70.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 70.27 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 70.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 69.26 years | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 69.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.33 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 68.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 69.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 69.4 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.96 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 71.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.46 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 69.18 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.45 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 66.63 years | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 65.18 years | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 66 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 68.59 years | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 69.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.85 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.65 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.63 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 73.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.18 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 74.87 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 76.19 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.98 years | 64.57 years | 69.52 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.66 years | 69.9 years | 71.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.76 years | 68.82 years | 70.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.95 years | 69.08 years | 71.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.12 years | 65.18 years | 69.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.85 years | 69.91 years | 72.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4 years | 73.03 years | 75.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.93 years | 73.18 years | 76.19 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 103 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 76.37 years compare
- 104 Aruba 76.35 years compare
- 105 Algeria 76.26 years compare
- 107 Montserrat 76.19 years compare
- 108 Barbados 76.18 years compare
- 109 Cape Verde 76.06 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Latvia?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Latvia was 76.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.19 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.57 years in 1950.
- How does Latvia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Latvia ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.