Iceland vs Latvia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Iceland
0.1946 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia
0.1986 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
188th
Latvia rank
186th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1986 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1946 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.004 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 188th and Latvia ranks 186th 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 | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9949 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4482 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.9435 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4859 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.5824 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6007 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9041 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.2289 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8266 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5977 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.1846 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4331 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2485 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.1959 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0453 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Iceland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.1986 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1946 deaths per 100 live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.004 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 rate by sex?
- Iceland ranks 188th and Latvia ranks 186th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .