Life expectancy at age 65 in Latvia
At age 65, people in Latvia could expect to live another 17.8 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Latvia, 2024
17.8
Change from 2023
+2.9%
European Union, 2024
20.2 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
20.2 years
Position in 2024
30th of 37
Life expectancy at age 65 in Latvia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.8 years | 20.2 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 17.3 years | 20.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 16.6 years | 19.4 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 15.6 years | 19.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 17.0 years | 19.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 17.3 years | 20.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 17.0 years | 19.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 16.9 years | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 16.9 years | 19.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 16.9 years | 19.7 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 16.8 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 16.8 years | 19.7 years |
| 2012 | 16.6 years | 19.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 16.6 years | 19.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 16.1 years | 19.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 16.1 years | 19.2 years |
| 2008 | 15.8 years | 19.0 years |
| 2007 | 15.3 years | 18.9 years |
| 2006 | 15.3 years | 18.7 years |
| 2005 | 15.1 years | 18.3 years |
| 2004 | 15.2 years | 18.3 years |
| 2003 | 15.0 years | 17.8 years |
| 2002 | 15.1 years | 17.8 years |
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 +2.9% from 17.3 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.8 years, the figure has changed by +6.0%. 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 37 countries with data for 2024, Latvia has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.2 years.
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All statistics for Latvia
Life expectancy at birth
76.4 years
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Healthy life years at birth
52.5 years
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Infant mortality rate
1.5 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
497 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
340 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
48.1%
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