People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia
Latvia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia stood at 11.2%.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia peaked at 30.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.9% | — |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +218.6% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -60.3% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 8.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 6 |
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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 — 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia was 11.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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