Latvia vs Sweden: Child mortality rate by sex
Latvia
0.2293 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2185 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
189th
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2185 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0108 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8693 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9428 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9353 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6902 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8727 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4706 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3291 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6715 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2503 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2268 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0529 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 Sweden?
- Latvia, at 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2185 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.0108 deaths per 100 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Latvia ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 192nd 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 .