Finland vs Latvia: Child mortality by sex
Finland
0.2543 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia
0.2698 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
193rd
Latvia rank
190th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2698 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2543 deaths per 100 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.0155 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 193rd and Latvia ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7611 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5951 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.8355 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.5966 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4131 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7835 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.2818 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6008 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3189 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2548 deaths per 100 live births | 0.329 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0742 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.2698 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2543 deaths per 100 live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.0155 deaths per 100 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Finland ranks 193rd and Latvia ranks 190th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .