Italy vs Latvia: Infant mortality rate
Italy
2.29 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latvia
2.15 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Italy rank
197th
Latvia rank
200th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.29 per 1,000 live births against 2.15 per 1,000 live births in Latvia, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Italy ranks 197th and Latvia ranks 200th of 212 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | 9.01 per 1,000 live births | 5.06 per 1,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3.01 per 1,000 live births | 4.68 per 1,000 live births | 1.67 per 1,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 2.61 per 1,000 live births | 0.2134 per 1,000 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Italy or Latvia?
- Italy, at 2.29 per 1,000 live births against 2.15 per 1,000 live births in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.14 per 1,000 live births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Italy ranks 197th and Latvia ranks 200th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.