What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Latvia and Singapore?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Singapore: Mortality rate, neonatal

Latvia

1.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Singapore

1.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Latvia rank

188th

Singapore rank

191st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Latvia
Singapore

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.2 per 1,000 live births against 1.1 per 1,000 live births in Singapore, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.

Latvia ranks 188th and Singapore ranks 191st of 197 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.93 per 1,000 live births	6.59 per 1,000 live births	0.34 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
1990s	9.9 per 1,000 live births	2.58 per 1,000 live births	7.32 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
2000s	5.63 per 1,000 live births	1.32 per 1,000 live births	4.31 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
2010s	3 per 1,000 live births	1.08 per 1,000 live births	1.92 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
2020s	1.52 per 1,000 live births	1.04 per 1,000 live births	0.48 per 1,000 live births	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Latvia or Singapore?: Latvia, at 1.2 per 1,000 live births against 1.1 per 1,000 live births in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Latvia and Singapore?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Singapore rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Latvia ranks 188th and Singapore ranks 191st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.