LV · 2018 · tps00149
Death due to drugs dependence, by sex
Latvia, 2018
Death due to drugs dependence, by sex
0.30
Latvia, 2018
▲ 36.4% vs 2017 (0.22)
Analysis
In 2018, Latvia's death due to drugs dependence, by sex increased by 36.4% compared to 2017, reaching 0.30.
Latvia accounts for 45.5% of the EU-27 total of 0.66.
Latvia ranks 14th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 50.0% (from 0.20 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00149, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2018
45.5%
EU-27: 0.66
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00149