Latvia vs Sweden: Child mortality rate
Latvia
0.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
189th
Sweden rank
192nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.25 deaths per 100 live births against 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 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 200 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 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.979 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 | 0.771 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.529 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.364 deaths per 100 live births | 0.737 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.557 deaths per 100 live births | 0.287 deaths per 100 live births | 0.27 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.304 deaths per 100 live births | 0.248 deaths per 100 live births | 0.056 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Latvia or Sweden?
- Latvia, at 0.25 deaths per 100 live births against 0.24 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.01 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?
- Latvia ranks 189th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.