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Mortality
Key indicators
Short description of trends and patterns in this theme.
Infant mortality rate
Number of deaths
Statistical tables
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Publications and press releases
CSB starts to publish weekly data on the number of deaths in Latvia
With the rapid increase in the number of deaths in Latvia, the CSB is starting to publish weekly data on the number of deaths. Data are published in breakdown by sex, by age and by region.
The number of births in December was the lowest in the last century
In 2020, the number of births continues to decrease - 17.5 thousand births were registered in Latvia, which is 1.3 thousand or 6.9 % less than in 2019 (18.8 thousand).
The number of deaths in December was 27 % higher than a year ago
Data of the Central Statistical Bureau show that in December 2020, 3 178 people died in Latvia, which is 673 deaths or 26.9 % more than in December 2019.
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Statistics on causes of death
The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia compiles statistics on the causes of death.
EU data on mortality
The number of deaths are available by characteristics of the deceased (for example citizenship, country of birth, region of residence etc.)
Information on infant mortality (both at national and at regional levels) and late foetal deaths (at national level) is also available.
EU statistics on causes of death
Statistics on causes of death (COD) provide information on mortality patterns and form a major element of public health information.
COD data refer to the underlying cause which - according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - is "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury".