Bahamas vs Latvia: Number of child deaths
Bahamas
54 deaths
in 2024
Latvia
36 deaths
in 2024
Bahamas rank
168th
Latvia rank
171st
Number of child deaths over time
- Bahamas
- Latvia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 54 deaths against 36 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 18 deaths.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Latvia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 168th and Latvia ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 169.14 deaths | 747.29 deaths | 578.14 deaths | Latvia |
| 1980s | 148.3 deaths | 686.8 deaths | 538.5 deaths | Latvia |
| 1990s | 120.7 deaths | 499.6 deaths | 378.9 deaths | Latvia |
| 2000s | 91.6 deaths | 233.5 deaths | 141.9 deaths | Latvia |
| 2010s | 76.5 deaths | 116.5 deaths | 40 deaths | Latvia |
| 2020s | 56.4 deaths | 51.6 deaths | 4.8 deaths | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Bahamas or Latvia?
- Bahamas, at 54 deaths against 36 deaths in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Bahamas and Latvia?
- 18 deaths, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latvia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Latvia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 168th and Latvia ranks 171st 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .