{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lv-physicians-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-physicians-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lv-physicians-per-100k/","title":"Latvia Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Latvia's Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants: 340.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, +1.7% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Latvia","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Latvia","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Latvia Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Latvia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Latvia (2024)","value":"340.2","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.7%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Latvia Practising Physicians per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":296.05},{"period":"2006","value":302.88},{"period":"2007","value":314.32},{"period":"2008","value":323.33},{"period":"2009","value":315.31},{"period":"2010","value":310.7},{"period":"2011","value":313.44},{"period":"2012","value":314.4},{"period":"2013","value":319.13},{"period":"2014","value":321.6},{"period":"2015","value":319.79},{"period":"2016","value":321.25},{"period":"2017","value":320.5},{"period":"2018","value":330.38},{"period":"2019","value":326.73},{"period":"2020","value":333.92},{"period":"2021","value":335.79},{"period":"2022","value":338.96},{"period":"2023","value":334.36},{"period":"2024","value":340.19}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"340.2","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"334.4","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"339.0","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"335.8","yoyChange":"+0.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"333.9","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"326.7","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"330.4","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"320.5","yoyChange":"-0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"321.3","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"319.8","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"321.6","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"319.1","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2012","value":"314.4","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"313.4","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"310.7","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"315.3","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"323.3","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"314.3","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"302.9","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2005","value":"296.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising physicians per 100,000 inhabitants in Latvia from 2005 to present. Compare against EU-27 average and OECD benchmarks. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 340.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 296.1 in 2005. The latest reading of 340.2 in 2024 represents a change of +5.8."}]}