Latvia vs Norway: Mortality rate, under-5

Latvia
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Norway
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latvia rank
185th
Norway rank
185th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Latvia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.5 per 1,000 live births in Norway, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 185th and Norway ranks 185th of 196 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 26.52 per 1,000 live births 19.9 per 1,000 live births 6.62 per 1,000 live births Latvia
1970s 21.74 per 1,000 live births 13.26 per 1,000 live births 8.48 per 1,000 live births Latvia
1980s 18.11 per 1,000 live births 9.96 per 1,000 live births 8.15 per 1,000 live births Latvia
1990s 18.31 per 1,000 live births 6.3 per 1,000 live births 12.01 per 1,000 live births Latvia
2000s 11.01 per 1,000 live births 4.15 per 1,000 live births 6.86 per 1,000 live births Latvia
2010s 5.57 per 1,000 live births 2.78 per 1,000 live births 2.79 per 1,000 live births Latvia
2020s 3.04 per 1,000 live births 2.42 per 1,000 live births 0.62 per 1,000 live births Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Latvia or Norway?
Latvia, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.5 per 1,000 live births in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Latvia and Norway?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Latvia ranks 185th and Norway ranks 185th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.