Latvia vs Norway: Infant mortality by sex
Latvia
0.2313 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Norway
0.2253 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
188th
Norway rank
190th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Latvia
- Norway
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births in Norway, a difference of 0.006 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 188th and Norway ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5452 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6734 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6594 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5674 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6012 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5014 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2501 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2512 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2805 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2184 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0621 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, Latvia or Norway?
- Latvia, at 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2253 deaths per 100 live births in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Latvia and Norway?
- 0.006 deaths per 100 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Latvia ranks 188th and Norway ranks 190th 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 .