Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Latvia
Latvia: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) was -9.8 Years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Latvia, 2002–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Latvia is -9.8 Years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Latvia peaked at -9.1 Years in 2019 and was at its lowest, -11.4 Years, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -11.4 Years | — |
| 2003 | -10.4 Years | -8.8% |
| 2004 | -10.4 Years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -11.4 Years | +9.6% |
| 2006 | -11.1 Years | -2.6% |
| 2007 | -10.9 Years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | -11 Years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -10.2 Years | -7.3% |
| 2010 | -10.1 Years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | -10.2 Years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | -10 Years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | -9.6 Years | -4.0% |
| 2014 | -10.1 Years | +5.2% |
| 2015 | -9.6 Years | -5.0% |
| 2016 | -9.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -9.7 Years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -9.6 Years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -9.1 Years | -5.2% |
| 2020 | -9.3 Years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | -9.7 Years | +4.3% |
| 2022 | -9.9 Years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | -10 Years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | -9.8 Years | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.85 Years | -11.4 Years | -10.2 Years | 8 |
| 2010s | -9.76 Years | -10.2 Years | -9.1 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.74 Years | -10 Years | -9.3 Years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 4 Ireland -3.3 Years compare
- 4 New Zealand -3.3 Years compare
- 4 Poland -7.4 Years compare
- 5 Estonia -8.3 Years compare
- 6 Iceland -3.4 Years compare
- 6 Lithuania -8.6 Years compare
- 7 Switzerland -3.5 Years compare
- 8 Denmark -3.7 Years compare
- 9 United Kingdom -3.9 Years compare
- 10 Australia -4 Years compare
More health data for Latvia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.5 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 76.4 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 19 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 76.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 6,253 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 10,379 Number (2019)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 3.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Latvia?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Latvia was -9.8 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was -9.1 Years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4 Years in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Latvia ranks 7th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (male-female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.