Statistics by theme

Health

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Key indicators

Short description of trends and patterns in this theme. 

Number of medical practitioners keeps declining

Number of medical practitioners keeps declining

- number of physicians, healthy life expectancy, self-perceived general health

Statistical tables

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General health status of children aged 0-15, 2017 (%)

General health status of children aged 0-15, 2017 (%)

Dataset
MOD17_01
Perceived health status: Total, Very good, Good, Fair, ..., Very bad (6)
Indicator: All children aged 0-15, Boys, Girls, under 3 years, ..., Persons above the poverty risk threshold (22)
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Health problems for at least 6 months limiting 0-15 years old children in activities the most children of the same age usually do, 2017 (%)

Health problems for at least 6 months limiting 0-15 years old children in activities the most children of the same age usually do, 2017 (%)

Dataset
MOD17_02
Restrictions: Total, Severe restrictions, Some restrictions, None restrictions (4)
Indicator: All children aged 0-15, Boys, Girls, under 3 years, ..., Persons above the poverty risk threshold (22)
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Medical examination, treatment or dental examination of all children (aged 0-15) in household, 2017 (%)

Medical examination, treatment or dental examination of all children (aged 0-15) in household, 2017 (%)

Dataset
MOD17_03
Examination: There was any time during the past 12 months when [any of] your child[-ren] really needed medical examination or treatment (except dental), but did not have it, There was any time during the past 12 months when [any of] your child[-ren] really needed dental examination or treatment, but did not have it (2)
Yes, No: Total, Yes, there was at least one such occasion, No, there was no such occasion, None of the children really needed it (4)
Indicators: ALL HOUSEHOLDS with children aged 0-15, Urban, Rural, Riga region, ..., Households above the poverty risk threshold (20)
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Publications and press releases

Latvia. Statistics in Brief 2020

Latvia. Statistics in Brief 2020

Publication
Annual
Published:

The brochure contains tables and graphs depicting information on the social and economic situation in Latvia. The data are based on the provisional statistical information and covers the year 2019 in comparison with the previous years.

Income and living conditions in Latvia 2019

Income and living conditions in Latvia 2019

Publication
Annual
Published:

The collection of statistics provides information on the results of the survey European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) conducted in 2019.

116 thousand inhabitants suffer from a long-standing illness of the respiratory system

116 thousand inhabitants suffer from a long-standing illness of the respiratory system

Press Release
Published:

116 thousand inhabitants suffer from a long-standing illness of the respiratory system. Out of the population aged 15 and over, 63 % (66 % of females and 59 % of males) admitted that suffer from a long-standing illness or health problem.

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Related resources

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Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia

Statistics on mortality, public health and morbidity, health care resources, out-patient medical care, emergency medical care, in-patient medical care, maternal and infant health care, the state of health of children (0-14) and adolescent (15-17). 

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EU data on health

Statistics on public health, health status: self-reported health and morbidity, functional and activity limitations, injuries, health determinants: overweight and obesity, physical activity, dietary habits, risky behaviours such as tobacco and alcohol consumption, health care: health care expenditure, health care resources (staff and facilities) and activities (hospital and ambulatory services), morbidity: diagnosis-specific morbidity (prevalence and incidence rates for defined diseases), causes of death: national and regional mortality data by causes of death, health and safety at work.

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World Health Organisation

Global Health Observatory (GHO) data