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Country fact sheet: Latvia

Population

- Total population: 1 858 606
- Female population: 995 653
- Male population: 862 953
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 898.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 27.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 75
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.879
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.4
- Female population (years): 79.8
- Male population (years): 70.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 288.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 122.9
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (66.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (16.3)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (97.3)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (39.0)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal