Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia
Latvia: Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of was 4.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
4.4%
Change on year
up 36.4%
World rank
6th
of 41 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2011
All-time low
1.3%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2016
Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia, 2002–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia stood at 4.4%.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 208.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia peaked at 4.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2002.
That places Latvia 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.3% | — |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +64.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -39.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +87.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +36.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 2.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia?
- Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of in Latvia was 4.4% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with household spending on health greater than 25% of recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population with household spending on health greater than 25% of recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2002.
- How does Latvia rank for population with household spending on health greater than 25% of?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2016.
- Is population with household spending on health greater than 25% of rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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