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
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
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.