Denmark vs Latvia: Infant mortality rates
Denmark
0.2888
in 2023
Latvia
0.2902
in 2023
Denmark rank
212th
Latvia rank
211th
Infant mortality rates over time
- Denmark
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2902 against 0.2888 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0014.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Denmark ranks 212th and Latvia ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.59 | 4.37 | 1.78 | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.84 | 2.11 | 0.2697 | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.72 | 0.6423 | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.7975 | 1.33 | 0.5282 | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.5695 | 1.48 | 0.9109 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.424 | 0.8845 | 0.4605 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3474 | 0.4507 | 0.1032 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3089 | 0.3071 | 0.0017 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Denmark or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.2902 against 0.2888 in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Denmark and Latvia?
- 0.0014, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Latvia rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Denmark ranks 212th and Latvia ranks 211th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.