Finland vs Latvia: Child mortality

Finland
0.24
in 2024
Latvia
0.25
in 2024
Finland rank
192nd
Latvia rank
189th

Child mortality over time

  • Finland
  • Latvia
0204060186619452024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.25 against 0.24 in Finland, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 189th of 200 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.95 3.65 0.7 Latvia
1960s 2.12 2.65 0.534 Latvia
1970s 1.27 2.17 0.909 Latvia
1980s 0.756 1.81 1.05 Latvia
1990s 0.543 1.83 1.29 Latvia
2000s 0.378 1.1 0.723 Latvia
2010s 0.26 0.557 0.297 Latvia
2020s 0.24 0.304 0.064 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Finland or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.25 against 0.24 in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Finland and Latvia?
0.01, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for child mortality?
Finland ranks 192nd and Latvia ranks 189th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
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