People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Latvia
Latvia: People having a long-standing illness or health … educational was 11.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 11.2 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
The figure is 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.
Latvia ranks 25th of 49 countries on this measure, 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 … educational in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 11.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.75, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 11.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.5, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +218.6% | 9.7 | 30.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.22 | 8.7 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.42 | 8.2 | 13.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
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 49 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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