Suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia

Latvia: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 11.92 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
11.92
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
51st
of 192 countries
All-time high
29.84
in 2000
All-time low
11.92
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 29.82001: 27.82002: 27.32003: 24.82004: 22.22005: 22.12006: 18.92007: 16.82008: 21.42009: 21.52010: 18.82011: 18.42012: 19.52013: 172014: 17.52015: 17.42016: 17.22017: 16.92018: 14.32019: 14.32020: 14.32021: 11.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia stood at 11.92. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia peaked at 29.84 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.92, in 2021.

That places Latvia 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 29.84
2001 27.76 -7.0%
2002 27.27 -1.8%
2003 24.81 -9.0%
2004 22.23 -10.4%
2005 22.14 -0.4%
2006 18.92 -14.6%
2007 16.82 -11.1%
2008 21.41 +27.3%
2009 21.51 +0.4%
2010 18.79 -12.6%
2011 18.4 -2.1%
2012 19.5 +6.0%
2013 16.97 -13.0%
2014 17.5 +3.1%
2015 17.36 -0.8%
2016 17.19 -0.9%
2017 16.94 -1.5%
2018 14.31 -15.5%
2019 14.29 -0.1%
2020 14.32 +0.2%
2021 11.92 -16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.27 16.82 29.84 10
2010s 17.13 14.29 19.5 10
2020s 13.12 11.92 14.32 2

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 48 Monaco 12.27 compare
  2. 49 Belarus 12.1 compare
  3. 50 Trinidad and Tobago 11.93 compare
  4. 52 Sweden 11.8 compare
  5. 53 Australia 11.76 compare
  6. 54 Guinea-Bissau 11.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia?
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Latvia was 11.92 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 29.84 in 2000.
What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.92 in 2021.
How does Latvia rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
Latvia ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 Suicide rate vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Suicide rate vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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