Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Latvia

Life expectancy at birth in Latvia in 2024 — 76.4 years. Ranked 95 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9.5%.

2024 76.4 years +1.33% vs 2023
World rank 95of 217
Period maximum 76.4 years2024
Period minimum 65.7 years1994

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Latvia, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69.8 years1962: 69.4 years1964: 71 years1966: 70.7 years1968: 70 years1970: 69.8 years1972: 69.9 years1974: 69.7 years1976: 69 years1978: 69 years1980: 68.8 years1982: 69.3 years1984: 69.2 years1986: 70.6 years1988: 70.6 years1990: 69.3 years1992: 68.4 years1994: 65.7 years1996: 68.8 years1998: 69 years2000: 70.3 years2002: 71 years2004: 72 years2006: 70.9 years2008: 72.4 years2010: 73.5 years2012: 73.8 years2014: 74.1 years2016: 74.6 years2018: 74.8 years2020: 75.2 years2022: 74.3 years2024: 76.4 years
Change over the period: +6.6 (+9.52%) Average annual rate: 0.14 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 76.4 years
World 73.5 years
Northern Europe computed 81.7 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 76.4 +1 +1.33%
2023 75.4 +1.1 +1.55%
2022 74.3 +1.3 +1.78%
2021 73 −2.2 −2.93%
2020 75.2 −0.2 −0.27%
2019 75.4 +0.6 +0.81%
2018 74.8 +0.2 +0.21%
2017 74.6 +0 +0.07%
2016 74.6 +0.1 +0.13%
2015 74.5 +0.4 +0.48%
2014 74.1 +0.1 +0.19%
2013 74 +0.2 +0.28%
2012 73.8 +0.2 +0.28%
2011 73.6 +0.1 +0.13%
2010 73.5 +0.4 +0.55%
2009 73.1 +0.7 +0.91%
2008 72.4 +1.4 +1.97%
2007 71 +0.2 +0.22%
2006 70.9 −0.5 −0.69%
2005 71.4 −0.7 −0.93%
2004 72 +0.8 +1.07%
2003 71.3 +0.3 +0.43%
2002 71 +0.2 +0.28%
2001 70.8 +0.4 +0.63%
2000 70.3 +0.6 +0.82%
1999 69.7 +0.7 +1.06%
1998 69 −0.3 −0.49%
1997 69.3 +0.6 +0.83%
1996 68.8 +2.4 +3.59%
1995 66.4 +0.7 +1.11%
1994 65.7 −1.1 −1.59%
1993 66.7 −1.7 −2.45%
1992 68.4 −0.6 −0.92%
1991 69 −0.2 −0.35%
1990 69.3 −0.9 −1.26%
1989 70.2 −0.5 −0.65%
1988 70.6 −0.1 −0.11%
1987 70.7 +0.1 +0.1%
1986 70.6 +1.3 +1.92%
1985 69.3 +0.1 +0.19%
1984 69.2 +0 +0.06%
1983 69.1 −0.2 −0.3%
1982 69.3 +0.5 +0.79%
1981 68.8 −0 −0.03%
1980 68.8 +0.3 +0.46%
1979 68.5 −0.5 −0.71%
1978 69 −0.1 −0.17%
1977 69.1 +0.1 +0.08%
1976 69 +0.1 +0.18%
1975 68.9 −0.8 −1.17%
1974 69.7 −0.1 −0.1%
1973 69.8 −0.1 −0.09%
1972 69.9 −0.3 −0.41%
1971 70.2 +0.3 +0.47%
1970 69.8 +0 +0.06%
1969 69.8 −0.2 −0.35%
1968 70 −0.4 −0.5%
1967 70.4 −0.3 −0.44%
1966 70.7 −0 −0.03%
1965 70.7 −0.3 −0.42%
1964 71 +1.2 +1.72%
1963 69.8 +0.4 +0.57%
1962 69.4 −0.6 −0.86%
1961 70 +0.2 +0.35%
1960 69.8

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.