Physicians per 1000 people in Latvia
Latvia: Physicians per 1000 people was 3.4 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.4
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
50th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.18
in 1988
All-time low
2.69
in 2001
Years of data
39
1980–2022
Physicians per 1000 people in Latvia, 1980–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3.4 for physicians per 1000 people in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Latvia peaked at 4.18 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.69, in 2001.
Latvia ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.04 | 3.62 | 4.18 | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.01 | 2.72 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.69 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 3.11 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 | 3.34 | 3.4 | 3 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Latvia?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Latvia was 3.4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 in 1988.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Latvia ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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