Latvia vs Singapore: Infant mortality by sex
Latvia
0.2313 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2333 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
188th
Singapore rank
187th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Latvia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births in Latvia, a difference of 0.002 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Singapore ahead.
Latvia ranks 188th and Singapore ranks 187th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8062 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0848 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5449 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2667 deaths per 100 live births | 0.706 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5014 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2293 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2721 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2805 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0617 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2333 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Latvia and Singapore?
- 0.002 deaths per 100 live births, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Singapore rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Latvia ranks 188th and Singapore ranks 187th 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 .