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

Latvia, at 36 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives as of 2024.

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

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Maldives: Number of child deaths

Latvia

36 deaths

in 2024

Maldives

31 deaths

in 2024

Latvia rank

171st

Maldives rank

173rd

Number of child deaths over time

Latvia
Maldives

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 36 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives, a difference of 5 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Maldives ahead.

Latvia ranks 171st and Maldives ranks 173rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1960s	716.67 deaths	1,491 deaths	774.67 deaths	Maldives
1970s	736.4 deaths	1,296 deaths	559.1 deaths	Maldives
1980s	686.8 deaths	985.7 deaths	298.9 deaths	Maldives
1990s	499.6 deaths	534.2 deaths	34.6 deaths	Maldives
2000s	233.5 deaths	144.7 deaths	88.8 deaths	Latvia
2010s	116.5 deaths	74.6 deaths	41.9 deaths	Latvia
2020s	51.6 deaths	36.4 deaths	15.2 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Latvia or Maldives?: Latvia, at 36 deaths against 31 deaths in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Latvia and Maldives?: 5 deaths, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Maldives?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Maldives rank globally for number of child deaths?: Latvia ranks 171st and Maldives ranks 173rd 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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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .