Bahamas vs Latvia: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Bahamas
55 deaths
in 2023
Latvia
55 deaths
in 2023
Bahamas rank
175th
Latvia rank
175th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Bahamas
- Latvia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 55 deaths against 55 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 0 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 269.1 deaths | 1,798 deaths | 1,529 deaths | Latvia |
| 1960s | 288.2 deaths | 890 deaths | 601.8 deaths | Latvia |
| 1970s | 218.2 deaths | 763 deaths | 544.8 deaths | Latvia |
| 1980s | 155.4 deaths | 686 deaths | 530.6 deaths | Latvia |
| 1990s | 122.8 deaths | 492.5 deaths | 369.7 deaths | Latvia |
| 2000s | 91.2 deaths | 234.5 deaths | 143.3 deaths | Latvia |
| 2010s | 77 deaths | 114.7 deaths | 37.7 deaths | Latvia |
| 2020s | 57 deaths | 67.75 deaths | 10.75 deaths | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Bahamas or Latvia?
- Bahamas, at 55 deaths against 55 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Bahamas and Latvia?
- 0 deaths, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Latvia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Bahamas ranks 175th and Latvia ranks 175th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.