Latvia vs Norway: Child mortality rate by sex
Latvia
0.2293 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway
0.223 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
189th
Norway rank
190th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Latvia
- Norway
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births against 0.223 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.0063 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 189th and Norway ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.59 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7412 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8702 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6927 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5562 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3686 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6321 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2484 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2628 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2162 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0636 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Latvia or Norway?
- Latvia, at 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births against 0.223 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Latvia and Norway?
- 0.0063 deaths per 100 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Latvia ranks 189th and Norway 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .