Life expectancy by age and sex in Latvia
Latvia: Life expectancy by age and sex was 76.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.4
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
36th
of 44 countries
All-time high
76.4
in 2024
All-time low
70.2
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Latvia, 2002–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 76.4 for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Latvia peaked at 76.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.2, in 2002.
Latvia ranks 36th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.2 | — |
| 2003 | 70.6 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.9 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.6 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.8 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.1 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 72.8 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.9 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.3 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.7 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.8 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.7 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.4 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 73.2 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.5 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.6 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 76.4 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.08 | 70.2 | 72.8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.47 | 73.1 | 75.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.02 | 73.2 | 76.4 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3168 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Latvia?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Latvia was 76.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2 in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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