Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cyprus or Latvia?

Latvia, at 55 deaths against 51 deaths in Cyprus as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Latvia: Number of children who die before age 5

Cyprus

51 deaths

in 2023

Latvia

55 deaths

in 2023

Cyprus rank

177th

Latvia rank

175th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Cyprus
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 55 deaths against 51 deaths in Cyprus, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Cyprus ranks 177th and Latvia ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,505 deaths	1,798 deaths	293 deaths	Latvia
1960s	905.7 deaths	890 deaths	15.7 deaths	Cyprus
1970s	411.4 deaths	763 deaths	351.6 deaths	Latvia
1980s	219 deaths	686 deaths	467 deaths	Latvia
1990s	127.2 deaths	492.5 deaths	365.3 deaths	Latvia
2000s	60.2 deaths	234.5 deaths	174.3 deaths	Latvia
2010s	43.2 deaths	114.7 deaths	71.5 deaths	Latvia
2020s	56.25 deaths	67.75 deaths	11.5 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Cyprus or Latvia?: Latvia, at 55 deaths against 51 deaths in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Cyprus and Latvia?: 4 deaths, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Cyprus ranks 177th and Latvia ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.