Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia
Latvia: Suicide rates by age who mdb was 2.01 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.01
Change on year
down 36.1%
World rank
81st
of 109 countries
All-time high
19.24
in 1992
All-time low
2.01
in 2023
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Latvia, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.01 for suicide rates by age who mdb in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 61.5% 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 81st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 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% |
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 | 3.5 | 2.01 | 5.55 | 4 |
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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 2.01 in 2023, 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 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is suicide rates by age who mdb rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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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