Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia
Latvia: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.7058 in 2017. β² Rising
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia, 1959β2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.7058 for gender gap in life expectancy by age group in 2017. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia peaked at 0.7058 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1288, in 1962.
Latvia ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.223 | 0.223 | 0.223 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.2925 | 0.1288 | 0.4111 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3324 | 0.2863 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3481 | 0.289 | 0.4213 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3729 | 0.3116 | 0.4219 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4416 | 0.3839 | 0.6192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6294 | 0.5505 | 0.7058 | 8 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.8846 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4641 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia?
- Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia was 0.7058 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7058 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in life expectancy by age group recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1288 in 1962.
- How does Latvia rank for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gender gap in life expectancy by age group rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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