Life expectation at birth by sex in Latvia
Latvia: Life expectation at birth by sex was 80.47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.47
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.47
in 2023
All-time low
67.98
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Latvia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 80.47 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Latvia peaked at 80.47 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.98, in 1950.
Latvia ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 70.26 | 67.98 | 72.66 | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.19 | 73.17 | 74.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.35 | 73.71 | 74.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.66 | 74.01 | 75.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.99 | 72.25 | 74.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.23 | 75.46 | 77.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.07 | 77.84 | 79.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.47 | 78.05 | 80.47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 81 Saint Helena 80.62 compare
- 82 Sri Lanka 80.59 compare
- 83 Cuba 80.52 compare
- 85 Colombia 80.45 compare
- 86 Montenegro 80.31 compare
- 87 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.3 compare
More population data for Latvia
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.24 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 49,220 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.24 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.24 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.71 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.34 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Latvia?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Latvia was 80.47 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.47 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.98 in 1950.
- How does Latvia rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Latvia ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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