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

Cyprus, at 45 deaths against 42 deaths in Latvia 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Cyprus

45 deaths

in 2023

Latvia

42 deaths

in 2023

Cyprus rank

176th

Latvia rank

177th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cyprus
Latvia

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 45 deaths against 42 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 3 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Cyprus ranks 176th and Latvia ranks 177th 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	1,232 deaths	1,421 deaths	188.9 deaths	Latvia
1960s	760.3 deaths	704.5 deaths	55.8 deaths	Cyprus
1970s	360.1 deaths	591.3 deaths	231.2 deaths	Latvia
1980s	196.1 deaths	513.3 deaths	317.2 deaths	Latvia
1990s	112.5 deaths	375.2 deaths	262.7 deaths	Latvia
2000s	52.9 deaths	191.1 deaths	138.2 deaths	Latvia
2010s	38 deaths	92.5 deaths	54.5 deaths	Latvia
2020s	47 deaths	50.5 deaths	3.5 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, Cyprus or Latvia?: Cyprus, at 45 deaths against 42 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cyprus and Latvia?: 3 deaths, with Cyprus 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 infants who die before age 1?: Cyprus ranks 176th 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.