Period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia
Latvia: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 76.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.42
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
36th
of 41 countries
All-time high
76.42
in 2024
All-time low
65.18
in 1994
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia, 1959–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia stood at 76.42. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia peaked at 76.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.18, in 1994.
That places Latvia 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 69.51 | — |
| 1960 | 70.33 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 70.54 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 69.9 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 70.33 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 71.53 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 71.22 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 71.18 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 70.86 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 70.47 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.21 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 70.24 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 70.57 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 70.27 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.19 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 70.12 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 69.26 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 69.39 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.45 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 69.33 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 68.83 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 69.12 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 69.08 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.63 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 69.4 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 69.44 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.6 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.96 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 71.01 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.91 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 70.41 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.46 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 69.17 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 68.45 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 66.63 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 65.18 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 65.99 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 68.59 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 69.22 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.85 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 69.65 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.18 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69.91 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.18 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.64 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.94 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.64 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.55 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.79 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.01 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.71 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 73.04 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.73 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 73.95 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.19 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.3 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.67 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.76 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.82 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.99 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.65 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.42 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.16 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 74.5 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.59 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 76.42 | +1.1% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 76.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.92, 93% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 76.42 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.49, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.51 | 69.51 | 69.51 | 1 |
| 1960s | 70.66 | 69.9 | 71.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 | 68.83 | 70.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.96 | 69.08 | 71.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.12 | 65.18 | 69.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.85 | 69.91 | 72.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.41 | 73.04 | 75.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.02 | 73.16 | 76.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Latvia was 76.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.18 in 1994.
- How does Latvia rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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