Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia
Latvia: Suicide rates by age who mdb was 3.97 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 3.97 for suicide rates by age who mdb in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.5% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia peaked at 19.24 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 61st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.59 | — |
| 1981 | 11.76 | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 10.25 | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 8.11 | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 12.91 | +59.2% |
| 1985 | 8.17 | -36.7% |
| 1986 | 11.45 | +40.1% |
| 1987 | 7.8 | -31.8% |
| 1988 | 12 | +53.7% |
| 1989 | 14.09 | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 13.75 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 14.72 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 19.24 | +30.7% |
| 1993 | 17.83 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 16.83 | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 15.71 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 18.13 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 16.14 | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 17.47 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 10.7 | -38.7% |
| 2000 | 13.39 | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 12.1 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 10.84 | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 8.11 | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 8.75 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 10.59 | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 7.46 | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 9 | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 9.6 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 10.48 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 6.96 | -33.6% |
| 2011 | 8.59 | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 7.61 | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 5.22 | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 16.7 | +219.8% |
| 2015 | 6.89 | -58.7% |
| 2016 | 8.14 | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 6.95 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 5.69 | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 11.21 | +97.0% |
| 2020 | 5.55 | -50.5% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | -41.1% |
| 2022 | 3.15 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.01 | -36.1% |
| 2024 | 3.97 | +97.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3.97 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.28, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3.97 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.49, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +219.8% | 5.22 | 16.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.01 | 7.8 | 14.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.05 | 10.7 | 19.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.03 | 7.46 | 13.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 5.22 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 2.01 | 5.55 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia?
- Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia was 3.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.24 in 1992.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for suicide rates by age who mdb?
- Latvia ranks 61st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rates by age who mdb rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. 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 rates by age who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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