Latvia – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Latvia
Latvia- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 2,270,894
Female percentage of population (2007): 53.94%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.0% |
| Ages 15-24 | 15.7% |
| Ages 25-49 | 35.6% |
| Ages 50-64 | 17.6% |
| Ages 65-79 | 13.7% |
| Age 80 and older | 3.4% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- female 13.67%
- male 16.74%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 20.45%
- Male: 11.57%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 76.3 years female
- 65.4 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2006): 210.81
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births(2005): 10
Percentage using contraception (1995): 46.6%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 64.4%
- Male: 72.5%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: no data
- 1997: no data
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 5.6%
- Male: 6.4%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 3673.9
- Male: 4700.3
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 85%
Marriage rate (2007): 6.80 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 3.3 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 296
- – Male: 505
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 136.8
- – Male: 296.7
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000(2004):
- – Incidence: 18.52
- – Death: 7.42
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 81.14
- – Death: 25.71
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 64
- – Colorectal: 83
- – Lung: 52
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 28.7
- Male: 47.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 10.2
- Male: 82.5
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 9.10
- Male: 85.41
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita(2003): 7.61
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): no data
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- female: 77.4%
- Male: 43.6%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 17%
- Male: 50.6%
Percentage overweight (1997):
- Female: 33%
- Male: 41%
Percentage obese (1997):
- Female:17.4%
- Male: 9.5%
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.