Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Latvia
Latvia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 4.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.37
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
81st
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.33
in 1991
All-time low
4.37
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Latvia, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 4.37 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Latvia peaked at 6.33 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 2022.
Latvia ranks 81st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.28 | — |
| 1991 | 6.33 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.88 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 5.54 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.95 | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 5.25 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.22 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.05 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 4.92 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.78 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 4.71 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.76 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.92 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.08 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.83 | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 5.75 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.77 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1 | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.15 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.05 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.08 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.02 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.88 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.84 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.77 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.56 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.6 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.39 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 4.39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.37 | -0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 4.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.39, 59% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 4.37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.75, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.42 | 4.8 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 | 4.71 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 | 4.56 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.39 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Latvia?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Latvia was 4.37 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 in 1991.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Latvia ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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