Compared to many other countries and taking into account many important factors, the general health of the Latvian population is poor. Many issues influence this problem. Latvia was also a country previously under Soviet control. Bordered by Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus, Latvia is a smaller country. According to reports from the Central Intelligence Agency, in 2014 the population of Latvia amounted to 2,165,165 people. A large part of the younger group of the population contracts many deadly diseases, and the general environment of the country affects people's health. As a country with a temperate climate, Latvia has mild winters and warmer summers. The climate does not influence people much, other than that, they appreciate that the climate has a preferable temperature throughout the year compared to the climate of other countries. Even when Latvia was under Soviet control, the government did not pay much attention to the country's environment. Now there are complicated water and sewer systems, efforts to reduce pollution, and hazardous waste disposal facilities. In 1620, the first water supply device was built in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The water was pumped from an open reservoir and then flowed through a series of pipes and pools to finally end up in the homes of the wealthiest citizens. In 1863, water from the Daugava River was used for drinking, which lasted about another twenty years, but by the 20th century the water quality was no longer acceptable enough for drinking water consumption. The Daugava River was also polluted by different types of waste, coming from different places, some waste even from countries bordering Latvia. This conflict required the search for new sources of water in Latvia. New wells have been drilled to solve the problem... middle of paper... The probability of dying under the age of five is nine deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. Many causes of juvenile death include: congenital anomalies, birth asphyxia, pneumonia, injury, and prematurity, to name a few. Obesity and lack of exercise are also a big problem for the Latvian people. The average percentage of overweight people is 57.5% and the obesity percentage is 24.9%. Average Latvian health and the Latvian healthcare system are inadequate to the standards of other countries. The environment is a factor that plays for the health of these inhabitants, and diseases, the healthcare system and the number of health-related jobs play an important role in the future of Latvian citizens. Overall, the surrounding European countries demonstrate that the Latvian healthcare system and citizens' health are of a lower standard than other healthcare systems and people in European countries.