Life expectancy vs. health spending in Latvia
Latvia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 76.19 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Latvia peaked at 76.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.57 years, in 1950.
That places Latvia 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.98 years | 64.57 years | 69.52 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.66 years | 69.9 years | 71.53 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.76 years | 68.82 years | 70.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.95 years | 69.08 years | 71.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.12 years | 65.18 years | 69.65 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.85 years | 69.91 years | 72.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4 years | 73.03 years | 75.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.93 years | 73.18 years | 76.19 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 103 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 76.37 years compare
- 104 Aruba 76.35 years compare
- 105 Algeria 76.26 years compare
- 107 Montserrat 76.19 years compare
- 108 Barbados 76.18 years compare
- 109 Cape Verde 76.06 years compare
More health data for Latvia
- Population ages 15-64, male 571,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 10,444 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 10,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 9,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 9,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 10,035 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Latvia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Latvia was 76.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.19 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.57 years in 1950.
- How does Latvia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Latvia ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.