Latvia vs Singapore: Infant mortality rate by sex
Latvia
0.1986 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Singapore
0.2069 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
186th
Singapore rank
185th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Latvia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2069 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1986 deaths per 100 live births in Latvia, a difference of 0.0083 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 186th and Singapore ranks 185th 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 | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9431 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0501 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8275 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3556 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4005 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8911 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.8266 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births | 0.599 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.4331 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1992 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2338 deaths per 100 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.2412 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1936 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0476 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, Latvia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2069 deaths per 100 live births against 0.1986 deaths per 100 live births in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Latvia and Singapore?
- 0.0083 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 rate by sex?
- Latvia ranks 186th and Singapore ranks 185th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .