Italy vs Latvia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Italy
0.0042 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Latvia
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Italy rank
187th
Latvia rank
190th

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Italy
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Latvia, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 187th and Latvia ranks 190th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1284 under-five deaths per woman 0.0708 under-five deaths per woman 0.0576 under-five deaths per woman Italy
1960s 0.107 under-five deaths per woman 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman 0.0572 under-five deaths per woman Italy
1970s 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman Italy
1980s 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman 0.0374 under-five deaths per woman 0.0188 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
1990s 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
2000s 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman 0.0087 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
2010s 0.0048 under-five deaths per woman 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
2020s 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Italy or Latvia?
Italy, at 0.0042 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Italy and Latvia?
0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
Italy ranks 187th and Latvia ranks 190th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).