Health system composite index in Latvia
Latvia: Health system composite index was 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health system composite index in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Latvia peaked at 1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5272 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2012.
Latvia ranks 51st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Latvia, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1985 | 1.45 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 1.43 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9274 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7497 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5939 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5868 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9335 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +59.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8628 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7491 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7257 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9041 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8234 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7895 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8484 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9582 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8917 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8196 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7958 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8907 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7276 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6875 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5881 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5272 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6272 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.605 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7142 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6486 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.684 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7004 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.744 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6165 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5915 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7028 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -5.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7876 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 85% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6632 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.46 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8701 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5868 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8449 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7276 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9582 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6508 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5272 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7255 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6645 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5915 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.744 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 48 Panama 0.7229 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 49 United Kingdom 0.69 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 50 China 0.6704 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 52 Slovakia 0.6586 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 53 Brunei 0.6379 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 54 Turkey 0.6273 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health system composite index in Latvia?
- Health system composite index in Latvia was 0.6677 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5272 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2012.
- How does Latvia rank for health system composite index?
- Latvia ranks 51st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.