Download or read book OECD Reviews of Public Health: Latvia A Healthier Tomorrow written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latvia sees high rates of obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption. In turn, this results in a high incidence of preventable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and many cancers. This puts a burden on a health system which is already operating on a very tight budget as compared to other OECD countries.