Mortality from ncds gender in Latvia
Latvia: Mortality from ncds gender was 33.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
33.3
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
17th
of 185 countries
All-time high
41.7
in 2005
All-time low
30.6
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Latvia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from ncds gender in Latvia is 33.3, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Latvia peaked at 41.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.6, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 17th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1 | — |
| 2001 | 41.4 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 41.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.1 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 40.5 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.7 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 41.6 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.4 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.7 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 37.8 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 37.6 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.4 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.2 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 34.4 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.9 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 32.1 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.5 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.8 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.6 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.3 | +8.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 33.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.05, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 33.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.35, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.57 | 37.8 | 41.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.66 | 30.6 | 37.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.95 | 30.6 | 33.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Latvia?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Latvia was 33.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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