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

Lithuania, at 72 deaths against 55 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Latvia and Lithuania?

17 deaths, with Lithuania ahead.

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

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.

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

Latvia

55 deaths

in 2023

Lithuania

72 deaths

in 2023

Latvia rank

175th

Lithuania rank

172nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Latvia
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 72 deaths against 55 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 17 deaths.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Latvia ranks 175th and Lithuania ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,798 deaths	3,429 deaths	1,631 deaths	Lithuania
1960s	890 deaths	1,948 deaths	1,058 deaths	Lithuania
1970s	763 deaths	1,194 deaths	431.3 deaths	Lithuania
1980s	686 deaths	969.2 deaths	283.2 deaths	Lithuania
1990s	492.5 deaths	698.2 deaths	205.7 deaths	Lithuania
2000s	234.5 deaths	280.8 deaths	46.3 deaths	Lithuania
2010s	114.7 deaths	146 deaths	31.3 deaths	Lithuania
2020s	67.75 deaths	83.5 deaths	15.75 deaths	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Latvia or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 72 deaths against 55 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Latvia and Lithuania?: 17 deaths, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Latvia ranks 175th and Lithuania ranks 172nd 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.