Crude death rate in Latvia

Latvia recorded 14.1 deaths per 1,000 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2011. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Crude death rate (Eurostat) Unit: Deaths per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Latvia, 2025 14.1 Deaths per 1,000 people
Change from 2024 −0.2per 1,000 people 2024: 14.3 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.4 per 1,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 3rd of 43 See the full ranking

Crude death rate in Latvia over time

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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Crude death rate (Eurostat) (deaths per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period LatviaEuropean Union
2025 14.1 per 1,000 people 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 14.3 per 1,000 people 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 14.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 10.8 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 16.3 per 1,000 people 11.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 18.4 per 1,000 people 11.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 15.2 per 1,000 people 11.6 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2019 14.5 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2018 15.0 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2017 14.8 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 14.6 per 1,000 people 10.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 14.4 per 1,000 people 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 14.3 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 14.3 per 1,000 people 10.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2012 14.3 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 13.9 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 14.3 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 14.0 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2008 14.2 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 15.0 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006 14.9 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2005 14.6 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people
2004 14.2 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2003 14.2 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people
2002 14.1 per 1,000 people 10.0 per 1,000 people
2001 14.1 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 from 14.3 per 1,000 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.3. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=GDEATHRT
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Latvia
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat