Belarus vs Latvia: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Belarus
-0.6%
in 2023
Latvia
-0.7%
in 2023
Belarus rank
228th
Latvia rank
231st
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 228th and Latvia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1990s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.7% | 0.1% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Belarus or Latvia?
- Belarus, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Belarus ranks 228th and Latvia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. 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
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.