Annex
STATISTICAL DATA
Laeken indicators
Table 1. Poverty risk index after social transfers – total and broken down by gender (%)
The proportion of population (percentage) whose equivalent disposal income (including transfers) is under the poverty threshold (i.e., 60% of the median equivalent disposable income)
2005 / 2006EU (25)
Total / 16 / 16
men / 15 / 15
women / 17 / 17
Latvia
Total / 19 / 23
men / 18 / 21
women / 20 / 25
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 2. Poverty risk index broken down by age and gender (%)
2005 / 2006total / men / women / total / men / women
total / 19 / 18 / 20 / 23 / 21 / 25
0-17 / 22 / ... / ... / 26 / ... / ...
0-59 / 19 / 19 / 18 / 21 / 21 / 21
0-64 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 22 / 22 / 22
0-74 / 19 / 19 / 19 / 22 / 21 / 24
18-24 / 17 / 17 / 17 / 18 / 18 / 19
18-64 / 18 / 18 / 18 / 21 / 20 / 21
25-49 / 17 / 17 / 17 / 19 / 18 / 19
50-64 / 20 / 22 / 19 / 26 / 26 / 26
18+ / 19 / 17 / 20 / 22 / 20 / 25
60+ / 21 / 14 / 24 / 30 / 21 / 35
65+ / 21 / 12 / 26 / 30 / 17 / 36
75+ / 22 / 12 / 26 / 32 / 15 / 38
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 3. Poverty risk index by household type (%)
2005 / 2006Total / 19 / 23
All households without dependent children / 20 / 25
1 person households - total / 41 / 55
1 person households - men / 42 / 49
1 person households - women / 40 / 58
1 person households till the age of 64 / 37 / 42
1 person household 65 and older / 45 / 69
2 adults without dependent children (both younger than 65 years) / 19 / 22
2 adults without dependent children(at least one is 65 years old and older) / 11 / 16
All households with dependent children / 19 / 22
Single-parent family(at least one dependent child) / 31 / 40
2 adults, 1 dependent child / 14 / 15
2 adults, 2 dependent children / 18 / 22
2 adults, 3 and more dependent children / 39 / 52
3 and more adults / 13 / 11
3 and more adults with dependent children / 13 / 16
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 4. Relative poverty line (poverty risk threshold)
2005 / 20061 person
household / 2 adults and 2 dependent children / 1 person
household / 2 adults and 2 dependent children
LVL per year / 880 / 1 847 / 1 058 / 2 223
EUR per year / 1 322 / 2 777 / 1 520 / 3 193
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 5. Gini coefficient (%)
2005 / 2006Gini coefficient / 36 / 39
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 6. S80/S20. Income quintile ratio index
The average income of the highest (fifth) quintile household against the average disposable income of the lowest (first) quintile household.
2005 / 20066.7 / 7.9
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 7.Average monthly gross remuneration for employed persons
Quarter 1, LVL / Women remuneration ratio%against men remunerationTotal / women / men
2004 / 194.89 / 179.20 / 211.71 / 84.6
2005 / 225.64 / 204.06 / 249.13 / 81.9
2006 / 269.02 / 243.80 / 295.96 / 82.4
2007 / 353.83 / 323.48 / 385.41 / 83.9
2008 / 453.22 / 418.83 / 490.10 / 85.5
Comments: data annually is being collected only in Q1
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 8. Average monthly gross remuneration for employed persons broken down by sex
Sector by NACE 1.1.ed. / Q1, 2007Total / women / men / Women remuneration ratio%against men remuneration
Total / TOTAL / 353.83 / 323.48 / 385.41 / 83.9
A / Agriculture, hunting and forestry / 315.03 / 282.19 / 332.78 / 84.8
B / Fishery, fish-farming and related services / 267.62 / 285.77 / 262.58 / 108.8
CDE / Manufacturing - total / 335.08 / 281.11 / 374.40 / 75.1
C / Quarry industry / 392.17 / 295.88 / 415.08 / 71.3
D / Manufacturing industry / 315.03 / 269.73 / 350.27 / 77.0
E / Electricity, water and gas supply / 538.71 / 468.15 / 566.68 / 82.6
F / Construction / 323.32 / 301.48 / 326.93 / 92.2
G / Wholesale and retail; repairs of car, motorcycles and individual use goods and home appliances / 296.65 / 254.60 / 350.52 / 72.6
H / Hotels and restaurants / 223.55 / 207.34 / 262.33 / 79.0
I / Transport, logistics and communications / 371.59 / 345.74 / 384.89 / 89.8
J / Financial services / 860.95 / 680.47 / 1240.98 / 54.8
K / Real estate transactions, rent, lease, computer services, research and other commercial services / 377.72 / 342.47 / 408.18 / 83.9
L / State governance and defence; compulsory social insurance / 490.45 / 491.91 / 488.87 / 100.6
M / Education / 327.14 / 321.13 / 351.39 / 91.4
N / Health and social care / 365.60 / 354.58 / 418.83 / 84.7
O / Civil, social and individual services / 318.98 / 277.89 / 379.24 / 73.3
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Graph 1. Self-assessment of the material status of households (%)
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Graph 2. Households subjected to different material strain risk factors in 2005 and 2006 (%)
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 9. Registered unemployed persons broken down by risk groups[1]2003 – end of 2007
Groups of unemployed / 2003 / % from total amount / 2004 / % from total amount / 2005 / % from total amount / 2006 / % from total amount / 2007 / % from total amountLong term unemployed (more than 1 year) / 23617 / 26.1 / 23 209 / 25.6 / 20 581 / 26.2 / 15 197 / 23.1 / 9393 / 18.0
Unemployed young people age group 15 - 24 years / 12011 / 13.3 / 11 611 / 12.8 / 11 058 / 14.1 / 9 671 / 14.0 / 6724 / 12.9
Disabled unemployed persons / 3 165 / 3.5 / 3 292 / 3.6 / 3 391 / 4.3 / 3 404 / 4.9 / 3367 / 6.4
Persons who have been released from places of imprisonment / 608 / 0.7 / 562 / 0.6 / 417 / 0.5 / 295 / 0.4 / 167 / 0.3
Persons after child care leave / 9 101 / 10.1 / 9 871 / 10.9 / 8 849 / 11.3 / 7968 / 11.6 / 3687 / 7.0
Pre-retirement age[2] unemployed women / 4836 / 5.3 / 5 156 / 5.7 / 4 371 / 5.6 / 4 163 / 6.0 / 3486 / 6.7
Pre-retirement age unemployed men / 3 219 / 3.6 / 3 136 / 3.5 / 2 831 / 3.6 / 2 798 / 4.1 / 2323 / 4.4
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 10. Most important comparative demographic development indicators
2000 / 2006 / 2007 / Year 2007 in % against 2006Marriages registered / 9211 / 14616 / 15486 / 106.0
per 1000 inhabitants / 3.9 / 6.4 / 6.8 / 106.3
Number of divorced marriages / 6134 / 7249 / 7403 / 102.1
per 1000 inhabitants / 2.6 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 103.1
Number of new born / 20248 / 22264 / 23273 / 104.5
per 1000 inhabitants / 8.5 / 9.7 / 10.2 / 105.2
Number of deaths / 32205 / 33098 / 33042 / 99.8
per 1000 inhabitants / 13.6 / 14.5 / 14.5 / 100.0
Number of dead infants / 210 / 170 / 203 / 119.4
per 1000 inhabitants / 10.4 / 7.6 / 8.7 / 114.5
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 11. Main age groups of immigrants and emigrants in 2007 (% from total number)
Age group / Immigration / EmigrationBefore reaching economically active age (0-14) / 29.9 / 10.5
At economically active age / 64.0 / 72.2
Over economically active age / 6.1 / 17.3
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Table 12. Immigration and emigration by countries in 2007 (countries listed according to migration volumes)
Immigration / Emigration / Migration volume (immigration + emigration) / Migration saldo, personsNumber of persons / percentage / Number of persons / percentage / Number of persons / percentage
All foreign countries / 3541 / 100 / 4183 / 100 / 7724 / 100 / -642
From them:
Russia / 396 / 11.2 / 1414 / 33.8 / 1810 / 23.4 / -1018
United Kingdom / 599 / 16.9 / 393 / 9.4 / 992 / 12.8 / 206
Germany / 234 / 6.6 / 449 / 10.7 / 683 / 8.8 / -215
Ireland / 350 / 9.9 / 182 / 4.4 / 532 / 6.9 / 168
Lithuania / 299 / 8.4 / 120 / 2.9 / 419 / 5.4 / 179
Belarus / 71 / 2.0 / 300 / 7.2 / 371 / 4.8 / -229
Bulgaria / 287 / 8.1 / 18 / 0.4 / 305 / 3.9 / 269
USA / 84 / 2.4 / 206 / 4.9 / 290 / 3.8 / -122
Ukraine / 91 / 2.6 / 192 / 4.6 / 283 / 3.7 / -101
Estonia / 115 / 3.2 / 59 / 1.4 / 174 / 2.3 / 56
Sweden / 89 / 2.5 / 81 / 1.9 / 170 / 2.2 / 8
Other countries / 926 / 26.2 / 769 / 18.4 / 1695 / 22.0 / 157
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau
Statistical data on pensions
Table 1. Replacement level (state unfunded pension scheme and state funded pension scheme)
Year of retirement / Cohort / Replacement levelAge of retirement – 62 years, insurance record – 47 years
2020 / 1958 / 70.5%
2030 / 1968 / 59.2%
2040
2050 / 1978
1988 / 53.5%
50.1%
Age of retirement – 62 years, insurance record – 40 years
2020 / 1958 / 58.7%
2030 / 1968 / 48.6%
2040
2050 / 1978
1988 / 46.4%
42.8%
Age of retirement – 62 years, insurance record – 25 years
2020 / 1958 / 33.3%
2030 / 1968 / 29.3%
2040
2050 / 1978
1988 / 28.0%
27.3%
Data source:Ministry of Welfare calculations
Table 2. Indicatorsdescribingthe state social insurance special budget, mil. LVL
2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007Social insurance budget income / 474.6 / 489.5 / 536.6 / 578.9 / 658.0 / 769.2 / 980.3 / 1292.1
Social insurance budget expenditure / 503.8 / 498.8 / 534.9 / 560.6 / 606.8 / 678.1 / 798.5 / 912.4
Fiscal balance / -29.18 / -9.23 / 1.7 / 18.35 / 51.14 / 91.13 / 181.79 / 379.6
Data source: State Social Insurance Agency
Table 3. State unfunded pension scheme describing indicators
2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007Total number of persons receiving pension (thousands, end of year) / 633.0 / 620.9 / 609.7 / 598.1 / 589.6 / 581.0 / 568.8 / 560.9
Number of persons receiving old age pensions (thousands, end of year) / 513.8 / 504.8 / 496.9 / 487.9 / 481.7 / 475.6 / 472.1 / 467.2
From them (%):
men / 30.4 / 30.7 / 31.1 / 31.4 / 32.0 / 32.2 / 32.4 / 32.9
women / 69.6 / 69.3 / 68.9 / 68.6 / 68.0 / 67.8 / 67.6 / 67.1
Number of newly granted old age pensions
(thousands, end of year) / 9.5 / 11.5 / 12.3 / 11.3 / 13.6 / 15.0 / 11.7 / 16.0
From them (%):
men / 67.7 / 57.6 / 64.7 / 60.3 / 65.6 / 54.0 / 57.1 / 59.1
women / 32.3 / 42.4 / 35.3 / 39.7 / 34.4 / 46.0 / 42.9 / 40.9
Actual age of retirement
men / 60.29 / 60.56 / 60.52 / 61.06 / 61.36 / 61.37 / 61.54 / 60.51
women / 56.77 / 56.70 / 57.59 / 57.66 / 58.34 / 58.76 / 59.73 / 58.7
GDP expenditure for old age pensions, % / 7.6 / 6.9 / 6.6 / 6.1 / 5.5 / 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.7
Data source: State Social Insurance Agency
Table 4. Number of participants in Latvian pension scheme (thousands)
2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007Number of socially insured persons / 1 018.8 / 1 016.2 / 1 049.0 / 1 088.7 / 1131.2 / 1 167.3 / 1202.4
employed / 909.7 / 914.3 / 944.3 / 986.9 / 1032.0 / 1079.8 / 1116.8
Self employed / 12.8 / 13.2 / 18.0 / 29.5 / 31.4 / 21.3 / 23.4
men[3] / 440.0 / 448.0 / 466.2 / 489.4 / 511.7 / 532.4 / 555.4
women2 / 482.5 / 479.5 / 496.1 / 527.0 / 551.7 / 568.7 / 584.7
Number of participants of state funded scheme / 274.5 / 336.0 / 495.1 / 633.7 / 773.3 / 900.1 / 997.7
Registered voluntary / 26.2 / 28.1 / 138.1 / 224.2 / 304.7 / 374.5 / 423.9
Mandatory registration / 248.4 / 307.9 / 356.9 / 409.5 / 468.6 / 525.6 / 573.8
men / 129.3 / 160.4 / 229.9 / 292.4 / 356.6 / 419.8 / 470.7
women / 145.3 / 175.6 / 265.1 / 341.3 / 416.6 / 480.3 / 527.0
Number of pension plan participants / 17.4 / 20.1 / 26.6 / 39.0 / 67.9 / 99.6 / 143.0
men / - / - / 14.1 / 19.5 / 31.9 / 47.4 / 64.0
women / - / - / 12.5 / 19.5 / 36.0 / 52.2 / 79.0
Data source: Finance and Capital Markets Committee,State Social Insurance Agency
Health care and long term care indicators
Table 1. Cancer screening programme statistical data 2005.-2007.gadā
Screening programme / 2005. gads / 2006. gads / 2007. gadsNumber of individually screened patients / Patient volume (%)* / Number of individually screened patients / Patient volume (%)* / Number of individually screened patients / Patient volume (%)*
Ovarian cancer screening / 75 624 / 9 % / 119 097 / 14.2% / 116 195 / 17.5%
Colorectal cancer screening / 4987 / 0.6% / 11 095 / 1.4% / 53 589 / 6.5%
Breast cancer screening / 8073 / 2.6% / 17 992 / 5.9% / 18 323 / 6%
Data source: State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency
* screening patient volume calculated by dividing the number of individually screened persons by the number of people in the relevant age group at the beginning of the particular year
Table 2. Health condition of children
Year / Children by health groups %I group / II group / III group
Newborns / 2005 / 53.3 / 43.2 / 3.5
2006 / 55.9 / 40.8 / 3.3
2007 / 57.6 / 39 / 3.4
One year olds / 2005 / 55.3 / 40.8 / 3.9
2006 / 57.1 / 39.4 / 3.5
2007 / 57.1 / 39.2 / 3.7
Two year olds / 2005 / 57 / 39.1 / 3.9
2006 / 58.1 / 38.3 / 3.6
2007 / 59.3 / 37 / 3.7
Children (3-14) / 2005 / 57 / 38.8 / 4.2
2006 / 56.7 / 39.1 / 4.2
2007 / 57.2 / 38.9 / 3.9
Adolescents(15-17) / 2005 / 59.1 / 36.8 / 4
2006 / 59.3 / 36.7 / 4
2007 / 59.7 / 36.7 / 3.6
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Table 3. Results of children preventive examinations (from 1000 children examined at the respective age)*
children(3 – 14) / From them / adolescents(15-17)
Pre school age / Entering 1st school year / School-children
2004 / 2007 / 2004 / 2007 / 2004 / 2007 / 2004 / 2007 / 2004 / 2007
Impaired hearing / 4.0 / 4.9 / 4.2 / 4.8 / 4.0 / 5.0 / 3.6 / 4.7 / 3.1 / 3.8
Impaired vision / 96.6 / 98.1 / 63.2 / 56.8 / 108.9 / 97.5 / 109.3 / 120.5 / 111.1 / 117.0
Logopaedicproblems / 37.1 / 41.0 / 78.0 / 77.4 / 73.0 / 68.0 / 14.3 / 16.0 / 6.7 / 6.9
Scoliosis / 30.5 / 36.1 / 6.5 / 8.3 / 24.5 / 23.4 / 40.9 / 52.7 / 49.5 / 54.9
Spinal disorders / 131.6 / 132.8 / 78.1 / 77.0 / 162.8 / 148.1 / 150.7 / 161.1 / 112.8 / 126.7
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Table 4.Incidence of various diseases for infants up to 1 year of age (from 1000 children examined in the respective age group)*
2006 / 2007Total incidence of diseases / 2168.4 / 2233.8
including.: contagious and parasitic diseases / 59.5 / 63.2
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases / 30.4 / 31.5
Diseases of the nervous system and special senses / 128.5 / 131.9
Respiratory diseases / 1207.0 / 1287.3
Diseases of the digestive system / 159.9 / 164.0
Urogenital system diseases / 26.8 / 27.5
Inborn anomalies / 36.1 / 35.0
Certain perinatal period conditions / 245.8 / 231.5
External influence / 25.2 / 28.3
*Data calculated based on statistics provided by family doctors for children under their care.
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Table 5. Children who underwent preventive examinations (from total number of population in the respective age group) %
Age / 2007*0-2 / 99.7%
3-14 / 89.7%
15-17 / 85.5%
0-18 / 90.2%
*Data calculated according to the average population of 2006.
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Table 6. Number of persons (%) who had a necessity over the preceding12 months at least once to undergo an examination or medical treatment with a physician (except the dentists)but refused
Total / men / women2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006
Yes, at least one such case / 29.6 / 26.0 / 25.7 / 23.8 / 32.7 / 27.7
No, no such case / 70.4 / 74.0 / 74.3 / 76.2 / 67.3 / 72.3
Total / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau (EU-SILC monitoring)
Table 7. Number of persons(%) who had a necessity over the preceding12 months at least once to undergo an examination or treatment by dentistbut refused
Total / men / women2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006
Yes, at least one such case / 29.0 / 23.7 / 29.1 / 23.1 / 28.9 / 24.2
No, no such case / 71.0 / 76.3 / 70.9 / 76.9 / 71.1 / 75.8
Total / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau (EU-SILC monitoring)
Table 8. Number of persons (%) who had a necessity over the preceding12 months at least once to undergo an examination or medical treatment with a physician (except the dentists)but refused
Age groups2005 / Age groups
2006
16-24 / 25-49 / 50-64 / 65+ / 16-24 / 25-49 / 50-64 / 65+
Yes, at least one such case / 16.8 / 27.9 / 36.8 / 35.2 / 13.2 / 24.7 / 33.3 / 31.6
No, no such case / 83.2 / 72.1 / 63.2 / 64.8 / 86.8 / 75.3 / 66.7 / 68.4
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau (EU-SILC monitoring)
Table 9. Number of persons (%) who had the necessity over the preceding12 months at least once to undergo an examination or treatment by dentistbut refused
Age group2005 / Age group
2006
16-24 / 25-49 / 50-64 / 65+ / 16-24 / 25-49 / 50-64 / 65+
Yes, at least one such case / 20.0 / 30.8 / 34.9 / 26.0 / 14.6 / 25.3 / 28.1 / 22.8
No, no such case / 80.0 / 69.2 / 65.1 / 74.0 / 85.4 / 74.7 / 71.9 / 77.2
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau (EU-SILC monitoring)
Table 10. Main reasons why the examination or treatment by the physician (except dentist) was postponed (for those who over the preceding 12 months had at least 1 case when there was necessity to undergo an examinationby the physician but refused)
Total / men / women2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006
Could not afford it (too expensive) / 55.7 / 43.2 / 49.0 / 35.4 / 59.9 / 48.6
Too long waiting time (queues) / 5.9 / 9.6 / 6.7 / 8.8 / 5.3 / 10.2
Could not find time due toemployment of had to take care of children or other people / 12.5 / 14.9 / 13.8 / 16.5 / 11.7 / 13.7
Too long distance /did not have transportation / 1.9 / 2.9 / 1.4 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 3.5
Fear from doctors/examinations/hospitals / 2.8 / 2.7 / 3.5 / 4.0 / 2.4 / 1.8
Wanted to wait and see if it does not get better / 15.2 / 21.8 / 19.6 / 27.3 / 12.4 / 18.0
Did not know any good specialist / 3.1 / 2.4 / 2.5 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 1.6
Other reason / 2.9 / 2.6 / 3.4 / 2.5 / 2.6 / 2.6
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau (EU-SILC monitoring)
Table 11. Main reasons why the examination or treatment by the dentist was postponed (from those, who over the preceding 12 months had at least 1 case when there was necessity to undergo an examinationby the physician but refused)
Total / men / women2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006 / 2005 / 2006
Could not afford it (too expensive) / 76.6 / 71.0 / 83.0 / 59.9 / 68.6 / 79.6
Too long waiting time (queues) / 2.2 / 2.4 / 1.6 / 2.8 / 2.9 / 2.2
Could not find time due toemployment of had to take care of children or other people / 7.6 / 7.8 / 6.5 / 11.3 / 9.1 / 5.2
Too long distance /did not have transportation / 0.6 / 1.5 / 0.3 / 1.2 / 1.0 / 1.8
Fear from doctors/examinations/hospitals / 7.7 / 10.6 / 4.9 / 15.9 / 11.1 / 6.5
Wanted to wait and see if it does not get better / 3.6 / 5.0 / 2.3 / 6.6 / 5.3 / 3.8
Did not know any good specialist / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1
Other reason / 1.4 / 1.4 / 1.0 / 2.0 / 1.9 / 0.8
Data source: Central Statistical Bureau (EU-SILC monitoring)
Graph 1. Dynamics of issuing theEuropean health insurance cards
Data source: State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency
Graph 2. State financing allocated to compensation of purchased medicines
Data source: State Medicines Pricing Agency
Graph 3. Number of medicines and medical appliance included in the compensated list
Data source: State Medicines Pricing Agency
Table 12. Number of form issued for planned health care in 2007
Country / Number of forms / Health care service / Number of formsAustria / 1 / Consulting on the commencement of ketogenic diet / 1
Estonia / 45 / Positron emission tomography / 45
United Kingdom / 2 / Fluoroscopy of the eye in general anaesthesia / 2
Lithuania / 28 / Alogenic stem cell transplantation / 5
Looking for donors / 8
BCR-ABL gene control on bone marrow aspirate / 3
Analyses of himerism byreal-time PCR method / 8
Non-family donor lympfocyte infusion / 3
Radical corrective surgeries of genericheart failures / 1
Netherlands / 2 / Surgery of inborn heart failure / 2
Finland / 1 / Brain tumour surgery / 1
Hungary / 11 / Alogenic stem cell transplantation / 7
Donor examination / 2
Donor examination / 2
Alogenic stem cell transplantation / 3
Germany / 17 / Examination after bone marrow transplantation / 3
Looking for dodnor / 5
BCR-ABL gene control on bone marrow aspirate / 1
Analyses-HLA tipping with high distinction / 2
Proton therapy / 1
Isotopic therapy / 1
Yitrium -90 treatment / 1
Sweden / 3 / Examination after bone marrow transplantation / 1
Surgery of inborn heart failure / 2
Total: / 110 / 110
Data source: State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency
Table 13.Break down of physicians by age groups(excluding dentists)
Age / Total number of full time employed doctors (excluding residents and interns), beginning of year2005 / 2006 / 2007
Number / percentage / Number / percentage / Number / percentage
25 - 35 / 251 / 3.5 / 302 / 4.2 / 332 / 4.7
35 -55 / 3890 / 54.7 / 3922 / 54.9 / 3938 / 55.2
55 - 62 / 1356 / 19 / 1352 / 18.9 / 1348 / 18.9
More than 63 years / 1622 / 22.8 / 1564 / 22 / 1514 / 21.2
Total: / 7119 / 100 / 7140 / 100 / 7132 / 100
Age / Total number of full time employed doctors, beginning of year
2005 / 2006 / 2007
Number / percentage / Number / percentage / Number / percentage
25 - 35 / 454 / 6.1 / 516 / 7 / 604 / 8.1
35 -55 / 3966 / 53.5 / 3983 / 53.6 / 4007 / 53.5
55 - 62 / 1360 / 18.4 / 1355 / 18.3 / 1351 / 18.1
More than 63 years / 1627 / 22 / 1569 / 21.1 / 1522 / 20.3
Total: / 7407 / 100 / 7423 / 100 / 7484 / 100
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency, Register of Medical Personnel
Graph 4. Performed planned big joints endoprosthetic operations during last years
Data source: State Compulsory Health Insurance Agency
Table 14. Indicators of health care accessibility
2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007Outpatient visits per 1 inhabitant / 4.8 / 4.6 / 4.8 / 5.0 / 5.2 / 5.4 / 5.7
Hospitals at the end of year / 140 / 129 / 131 / 119 / 109 / 106 / 94
Hospital beds (without temporary social care beds) per 10 000 inhabitants / 82.0 / 77.6 / 77.7 / 77.4 / 76.8 / 76.1 / 75.3
Outpatient care institutions at the end of year / 2083 / 2335 / 2494 / 2585 / 2749 / 2936 / 3045
Physician’s assistant – midwife aid posts at the end of year / 303 / 266 / 263 / 250 / 242 / 246 / 240
Physicians (including dentists) per 10 000 inhabitants / 33.0 / 34.0 / 33.7 / 35.1 / 35.8 / 36.6 / 35.1
Medical personnel with secondary special education per 10 000 persons / 62.5 / 62.7 / 63.0 / 63.8 / 65.1 / 64.7 / 63.8
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Table 15. Incidence of illness per 100000 inhabitants
2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007TB / 73.4 / 65.9 / 63.7 / 59.4 / 53.8 / 49.7 / 47.2
Tumours / 369.7 / 383.9 / 394.6 / 431.1 / 427.3 / 395.7 / 403.2
Mental disorders / 275.8 / 234.8 / 244.9 / 252.3 / 239.8 / 242.4 / 227.2
Vocational diseases / 30.8 / 37.8 / 41.5 / 81.6 / 72.7 / 48.6 / 69.5
Diabetes / 148.1 / 242.3 / 165.6 / 188.3 / 324.2 / 403.9 / 340.5
HIV / 34.2 / 23.2 / 17.3 / 14.8 / 13.0 / 13.0 / 15.3
AIDS / 1.8 / 2.4 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.1 / 2.3 / 1.6
Coronary diseases (released from hospital) / 3136.8 / 3175.2 / 3289.2 / 3398.7 / 3635.9 / 3816.3 / 3879.6
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Graph 5. Self assessment of health: 1998 -2006 (%)
Data source: State Agency„Public Health Agency”
Table 16. Spread of smoking: 1998 - 2006 (%)
1998 / 2000 / 2002 / 2004 / 2006M / F / M / F / M / F / M / F / M / F
Smoke every day (everyday smokers) / 51.3 / 19.2 / 51.3 / 18.2 / 51.1 / 19.2 / 47.3 / 17.8 / 46.6 / 18.2
Smoke irregularly / 6.0 / 4.9 / 4.9 / 5.2 / 4.4 / 6.4 / 5.7 / 5.9 / 4.0 / 5.5
Do not smoke / 23.8 / 64.9 / 26.4 / 67.5 / 27.7 / 66.9 / 29.6 / 69.5 / 29.3 / 64.0
Data source: State Agency„Public Health Agency”Survey data for the study
of habits influencing the health of population in Latvia)
Table 17. Absolute consumption of alcohol per inhabitant (litres)
Year / Absolute alcohol consumption litres per 1 inhabitant2000 / 6.9
2001 / 6.5
2002 / 7.1
2003 / 7.9
2004 / 7.5
2005 / 8.7
2006 / 9.5
2007 / 10.0
Data source : Central Statistical Bureau
Table 18. Incidence of alcoholism and alcohol induced psychosis
Per 100000 inhabitants2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007
Alcohol induced psychosis / 35.3 / 34.3 / 40.9 / 41.4
Alcoholism / 113.8 / 110.1 / 130.8 / 122.7
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Graph 6. Registered children and adolescents with alcohol dependency and acute alcoholic intoxication or excessive use of alcohol with damaging consequences
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
Table 19. Health care quality indicators
2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007Malignant tumours diagnosed in phaseIV (%) / 26.0 / 23.9 / 24.0 / 23.6 / 23.9 / 22.4 / 21.3
Visually located malignant tumours diagnosed in phaseIII or IV (%) / 32.6 / 30.0 / 29.1 / 28.9 / 28.9 / 27.3 / 26.4
Malignant tumours disclosed during preventive examinations(%) / 1.2 / 1.6 / 1.4 / 1.1 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.4
Operated (per 100000 inhabitants)
- ulcer perforation / 26.4 / 22.7 / 22.7 / 23.3 / 21.0 / 19.3 / 16.4
- gastrointestinal bleeding / 9.4 / 6.8 / 7.7 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 4.9 / 4.6
mortality (per 100000 inhabitants) from:
- acute pneumonia / 14.9 / 15.0 / 17.9 / 17.8 / 22.6 / 23.6 / 17.6
- peptic ulcer / 6.3 / 5.8 / 7.8 / 6.4 / 3.9 / 5.7 / 5.9
- TB / 11.9 / 9.0 / 9.5 / 7.9 / 8.0 / 7.7 / 5.3
Mortality of mothers (per 100000 live birth) / 25.4 / 5.0 / 14.3 / 9.8 / 4.6 / 13.5 / 25.8
Mortality of infants(per1000 live births) / 11.0 / 9.9 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 7.8 / 7.6 / 8.8
Perinatal mortality (per 1000 live and dead borne) / 12.3 / 12.6 / 10.4 / 10.5 / 9.9 / 10.4 / 9.4
Data source: Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency
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[1]One unemployed person may be included in several risk groups, e.g., a person can be both long term unemployed and youngster in the age group15- 24.
[2]Not more than 5 years left till reaching the state old age pension.
[3]From thenumber of employed and self-employed