What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Latvia and Sweden?

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

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Sweden: Mortality rate, under-5

Latvia

2.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sweden

2.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Latvia rank

185th

Sweden rank

188th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Latvia
Sweden

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	26.52 per 1,000 live births	16.73 per 1,000 live births	9.79 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
1970s	21.74 per 1,000 live births	10.82 per 1,000 live births	10.92 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
1980s	18.11 per 1,000 live births	7.71 per 1,000 live births	10.4 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
1990s	18.31 per 1,000 live births	5.29 per 1,000 live births	13.02 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
2000s	11.01 per 1,000 live births	3.64 per 1,000 live births	7.37 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
2010s	5.57 per 1,000 live births	2.87 per 1,000 live births	2.7 per 1,000 live births	Latvia
2020s	3.04 per 1,000 live births	2.48 per 1,000 live births	0.56 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 Sweden?: Latvia, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.4 per 1,000 live births in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Latvia and Sweden?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Latvia ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.