Latvia vs New Zealand: Child mortality rate
Latvia
0.4%
in 2019
New Zealand
0.5%
in 2019
Latvia rank
167th
New Zealand rank
165th
Child mortality rate over time
- Latvia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 167th and New Zealand ranks 165th of 204 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Latvia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Latvia and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Latvia ranks 167th and New Zealand ranks 165th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.