Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 89.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Latvia, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 89.9% for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Latvia peaked at 100.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2021.
That places Latvia 4th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100.0% | — |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 93.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 89.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 84.2% | 89.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 2 Burundi 97.8% compare
- 3 Yemen 93.4% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 89.7% compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 87.5% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 86.5% compare
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Latvia?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Latvia was 89.9% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.