EU 80.77
· European ranking
32 / 35
Down 2 positions compared with previous year
Latvia: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
76.40 Years
EU 80.77 · -4.4 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
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Internal regions
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At a glance
Latvia performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Latvia
In Latvia, Life expectancy stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 76.4 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, a large gap of 4.4 years.
Recent trend
In Latvia, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 75.7 years in 2019 to 76.4 years in 2024. The latest step, from 75.6 years in 2023 to 76.4 years in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal is stronger than the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Latvia, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.