Health in Riga, Latvia: official figures
In 2025 the city of Riga recorded 8,052 deaths, or 1,360 per 100,000 residents, against 1,242 in the Rīga region.
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What do people die of in Riga?
Heart and circulatory diseases killed 666 people per 100,000 in the city of Riga in 2025, 49% of all deaths there (Latvia: 711 per 100,000).
Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) · saved copyMore figures
- Cancers and other neoplasms caused 304 deaths per 100,000 residents of the city of Riga in 2025, compared with 303 nationally. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) · saved copy
- External causes, including accidents, poisoning, suicide and violence, accounted for 68 deaths per 100,000 people in the city of Riga in 2025 (Latvia: 72). Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) · saved copy
- The death rate in the city of Riga peaked at 1,748 per 100,000 in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was 1,341 in 2019. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) · saved copy
- Respiratory diseases caused 52 deaths per 100,000 residents of the city of Riga in 2025 and digestive diseases 57. Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) · saved copy
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Sources
- Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): Mortality by main cause of death in statistical regions, State cities and municipalities, 2017-2025 (table NCI020), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f6f727f4a7ee…)
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