Healthy life expectancy at birth in Latvia
Latvia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 63.76 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
63.76
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
78th
of 185 countries
All-time high
66.02
in 2019
All-time low
60.93
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Latvia, 2000β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Latvia stood at 63.76.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Latvia peaked at 66.02 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.93, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 78th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.87 | 60.93 | 63.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.04 | 63.75 | 66.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.79 | 63.76 | 65.81 | 2 |
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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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Latvia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Latvia was 63.76 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.02 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.93 in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Latvia ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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