Large household expenditures health in Latvia

Latvia: Large household expenditures health was 5.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
5.7
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
7th
of 63 countries
All-time high
5.7
in 2016
All-time low
1.34
in 2002
Years of data
16
1997–2016

Large household expenditures health in Latvia, 1997–2016

1234561997200620161997: 1.82002: 1.32003: 1.62004: 1.92005: 2.32006: 1.82007: 3.32008: 2.62009: 3.52010: 4.22011: 4.92012: 4.22013: 4.32014: 4.92015: 5.22016: 5.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 5.7 for large household expenditures health in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 211.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, large household expenditures health in Latvia peaked at 5.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 2002.

That places Latvia 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.78 1.78 1.78 1
2000s 2.31 1.34 3.5 8
2010s 4.77 4.2 5.7 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 4 India 6.67 compare
  2. 5 Egypt 6.1 compare
  3. 6 Armenia 5.93 compare
  4. 8 Nigeria 4.09 compare
  5. 9 Uganda 3.77 compare
  6. 10 Iran 3.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is large household expenditures health in Latvia?
Large household expenditures health in Latvia was 5.7 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest large household expenditures health recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest large household expenditures health recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 2002.
How does Latvia rank for large household expenditures health?
Latvia ranks 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
Is large household expenditures health rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 211.5%. 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 Large household expenditures health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Large household expenditures health
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 733 data points, 1985–2021
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