People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia
Latvia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 11.3% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia peaked at 30.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.9% | — |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +218.6% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +38.4% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.2% | 13.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Latvia was 11.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Latvia ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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