Latvia vs Sweden: Infant mortality by sex
Latvia
0.2313 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sweden
0.2137 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
188th
Sweden rank
191st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.0176 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 191st of 199 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 | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7698 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8518 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7198 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8399 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4879 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.9726 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3279 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6447 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.5014 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2549 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2465 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2805 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0587 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 Sweden?
- Latvia, at 0.2313 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.0176 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 infant mortality by sex?
- Latvia ranks 188th and Sweden ranks 191st 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 .