Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia
Latvia: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group was 0.7058 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia, 1959–2017
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.
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.223 | — |
| 1960 | 0.2924 | +31.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2555 | -12.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1288 | -49.6% |
| 1963 | 0.325 | +152.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4111 | +26.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3162 | -23.1% |
| 1966 | 0.321 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2775 | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3368 | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2609 | -22.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3504 | +34.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3628 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3351 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3341 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2863 | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.375 | +31.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3468 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3213 | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2926 | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3193 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.289 | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3404 | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 0.347 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3324 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3271 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3079 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3765 | +22.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3365 | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4213 | +25.2% |
| 1989 | 0.403 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.375 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3878 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.402 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3655 | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3476 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3296 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4081 | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4219 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3116 | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3803 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3839 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.406 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4396 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3967 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4511 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4206 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3851 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4021 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6192 | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5117 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5505 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6356 | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5971 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5836 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6472 | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6131 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7019 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7058 | +0.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.7058 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9522, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.7058 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9211, 77% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +152.3% | 0.1288 | 0.325 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (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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