Latvia sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 76.5 years of life, 91st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Latvia, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.5 yrs | 91 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.7 /1,000 | 108 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 14.3 /1,000 | 4 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.9 yrs | 74 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 140 /1,000 | 8 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 9.9 yrs | 2 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 51.6 men/100 women | 4 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.2 /1,000 | 178 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 19.0 /100k | 121 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 22.7 % | 50 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 15.2 /100k | 26 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 8.1 /100k | 134 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 26.3 % | 31 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 12.9 L | 3 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 21.7 % | 20 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,645 | 49 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $23,409 | 68 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Latvia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd highest life-expectancy gap in the world (9.9 yrs) and the 3rd highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (12.9 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Latvia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.