Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Latvia or Maldives?

Maldives, at 21 deaths against 17 deaths in Latvia as of 2024.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Maldives: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Latvia

17 deaths

in 2024

Maldives

21 deaths

in 2024

Latvia rank

175th

Maldives rank

172nd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Latvia
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 21 deaths against 17 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Maldives ahead.

Latvia ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1980s	276 deaths	434.33 deaths	158.33 deaths	Maldives
1990s	248.9 deaths	270.8 deaths	21.9 deaths	Maldives
2000s	121.9 deaths	80.7 deaths	41.2 deaths	Latvia
2010s	61.8 deaths	43.3 deaths	18.5 deaths	Latvia
2020s	24.8 deaths	24.4 deaths	0.4 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Latvia or Maldives?: Maldives, at 21 deaths against 17 deaths in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Latvia and Maldives?: 4 deaths, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Maldives?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Maldives rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Latvia ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .