Latvia vs Sweden: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Latvia
0.2501 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2406 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
189th
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0095 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 | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9783 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.81 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7726 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5279 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3645 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7366 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5572 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2705 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2495 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0555 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2406 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.0095 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .