Iceland vs Latvia: Infant mortality by sex
Iceland
0.229 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia
0.2313 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
189th
Latvia rank
188th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births against 0.229 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.0023 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 189th and Latvia ranks 188th of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6331 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7091 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.6977 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.862 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.4564 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.2693 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7034 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.2169 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5014 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2845 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2307 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2805 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0498 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Iceland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births against 0.229 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.0023 deaths per 100 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Iceland ranks 189th and Latvia ranks 188th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .