Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bahamas or Latvia?

Bahamas, at 47 deaths against 42 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Latvia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bahamas

47 deaths

in 2023

Latvia

42 deaths

in 2023

Bahamas rank

174th

Latvia rank

177th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bahamas
Latvia

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 47 deaths against 42 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 5 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Bahamas ranks 174th and Latvia ranks 177th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	221 deaths	1,421 deaths	1,200 deaths	Latvia
1960s	241.3 deaths	704.5 deaths	463.2 deaths	Latvia
1970s	183.1 deaths	591.3 deaths	408.2 deaths	Latvia
1980s	132.8 deaths	513.3 deaths	380.5 deaths	Latvia
1990s	105.4 deaths	375.2 deaths	269.8 deaths	Latvia
2000s	78.4 deaths	191.1 deaths	112.7 deaths	Latvia
2010s	62.7 deaths	92.5 deaths	29.8 deaths	Latvia
2020s	48.5 deaths	50.5 deaths	2 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bahamas or Latvia?: Bahamas, at 47 deaths against 42 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bahamas and Latvia?: 5 deaths, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Latvia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bahamas ranks 174th and Latvia ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.