Finland vs Latvia: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Finland
0.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia
0.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Finland rank
192nd
Latvia rank
189th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.25 deaths per 100 live births against 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in Finland, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 189th of 200 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 | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.534 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.909 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.756 deaths per 100 live births | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.543 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.378 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.723 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.557 deaths per 100 live births | 0.297 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.304 deaths per 100 live births | 0.064 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Finland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.25 deaths per 100 live births against 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.01 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 rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 189th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.