People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Latvia
Latvia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 24.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia is 24.7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia peaked at 49 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.7, in 2025.
That places Latvia 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 40.3 | — |
| 2010 | 43.3 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 37.6 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 30.9 | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 41.6 | +34.6% |
| 2014 | 49 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 35.8 | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 36.1 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46 | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 44.9 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 37.8 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 36.5 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 35.6 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 27.8 | -21.9% |
| 2025 | 24.7 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3 | 40.3 | 40.3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.58 | 30.9 | 49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.48 | 24.7 | 37.8 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia was 24.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2014.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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