Medical technology availability in Latvia
Latvia: Medical technology availability was 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medical technology availability in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical technology availability in Latvia is 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Latvia peaked at 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Medical technology availability in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 8.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 15.02 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 18.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 18.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 23.88 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 25.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 29.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 31.07 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 32.44 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 34.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 36.11 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 36.91 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 36.23 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 39.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 38.4 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.1 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 37.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 40.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical technology availability in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +49.1% | 9.09 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 13.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 8.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 25.68 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 29.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 39.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 37.36 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 1 Japan 119.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Australia 80.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Lithuania 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 25.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 New Zealand 70.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Poland 26.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Estonia 22.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Greece 52.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 19.5 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 41 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 6,990 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in Latvia?
- Medical technology availability in Latvia was 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.87 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for medical technology availability?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.