{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-curative-care-expenditure-share","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-curative-care-expenditure-share","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-curative-care-expenditure-share/","title":"Latvia Curative Care Expenditure Share (2023)","description":"Latvia's Curative Care Expenditure Share: 52.1 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HC), 2016–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Latvia","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2016/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Latvia Curative Care Expenditure Share","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HC/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2016–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2023)","value":"52.1","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Curative Care Expenditure Share"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2016","value":46.67},{"period":"2017","value":46.72},{"period":"2018","value":48.96},{"period":"2019","value":49.97},{"period":"2020","value":49.02},{"period":"2021","value":55.02},{"period":"2022","value":53.14},{"period":"2023","value":52.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"52.1","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"53.1","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"+6.0pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"49.0","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"50.0","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"49.0","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"46.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"46.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of current health expenditure devoted to curative care (inpatient + outpatient + day care) in Latvia. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2016–2023 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 55 % of current health expenditure in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 46.7 in 2016. The latest reading of 52.1 in 2023 represents a change of -1pp."}]}