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

Latvia, at 42 deaths against 39 deaths in New Caledonia as of 2023.

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

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.

Latvia vs New Caledonia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Latvia

42 deaths

in 2023

New Caledonia

39 deaths

in 2023

Latvia rank

177th

New Caledonia rank

178th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Latvia
New Caledonia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 42 deaths against 39 deaths in New Caledonia, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 177th and New Caledonia ranks 178th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,421 deaths	248.8 deaths	1,172 deaths	Latvia
1960s	704.5 deaths	233.6 deaths	470.9 deaths	Latvia
1970s	591.3 deaths	202.1 deaths	389.2 deaths	Latvia
1980s	513.3 deaths	128.4 deaths	384.9 deaths	Latvia
1990s	375.2 deaths	97.2 deaths	278 deaths	Latvia
2000s	191.1 deaths	68.8 deaths	122.3 deaths	Latvia
2010s	92.5 deaths	51.3 deaths	41.2 deaths	Latvia
2020s	50.5 deaths	40.75 deaths	9.75 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, Latvia or New Caledonia?: Latvia, at 42 deaths against 39 deaths in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Latvia and New Caledonia?: 3 deaths, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and New Caledonia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Latvia ranks 177th and New Caledonia ranks 178th 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.