Hospitals in Latvia
Latvia: Hospitals was 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. βΌ Falling
Hospitals in Latvia, 1980β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, hospitals in Latvia stood at 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hospitals in Latvia peaked at 73.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980 and was at its lowest, 29.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 69.72 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 73.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
| 1990s | 66.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 62.24 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 70.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.74 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 32.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 59.98 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.63 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 31.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 33.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 29.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 31.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 2 Japan 65.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Cyprus 59.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Bulgaria 52.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Australia 48.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 France 43.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Mexico 38.47 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Finland 36.83 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More health data for Latvia
- Life expectancy β Life expectancy difference -9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy β Life expectancy difference 9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 76.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality β Perinatal mortality 3.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Causes of mortality 26,316 Deaths (2024)
- Communicable diseases β Communicable disease incidence 46 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 4.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospital beds by sector 4.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 8.8 Days (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hospitals in Latvia?
- Hospitals in Latvia was 29.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hospitals recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.66 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 1980.
- What is the lowest hospitals recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.15 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for hospitals?
- Latvia ranks 5th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hospitals rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hospitals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of hospitals by sector: Publicly owned hospitals Not-for-profit privately owned hospitals For-profit privately owned hospitals General hospitals Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.