Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption in Latvia
Latvia: Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption was 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2024. ▼ Falling
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Cigarettes per smoker per day.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day for risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Latvia peaked at 15.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Cigarettes per smoker per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | — |
| 2000 | 14.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 14.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 15.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 14.4 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 13 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 13.4 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 13.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 13.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 13.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.48 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 14.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 15.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.04 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 11.7 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 13.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.77 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 12.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Israel 16.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 1 Türkiye 18.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 2 Chile 15.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 2 Germany 15.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 2 Poland 15.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 4 Estonia 11 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 4 Denmark 15.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 5 Netherlands 8.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 5 Japan 14.4 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 6 Sweden 14.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day
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 76.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -9.8 Years (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 risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Latvia?
- Risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Latvia was 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest risk factors for health — tobacco consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2006.
- What is the lowest risk factors for health — tobacco consumption recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for risk factors for health — tobacco consumption?
- Latvia ranks 3rd out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
- Is risk factors for health — tobacco consumption rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for tobacco consumption (including daily smokers by age and sex), vaping (by age and sex), alcohol consumption, fruits and vegetables consumption, as well as measured and self-reported data on overweight and obesity. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.