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

Latvia, at 42 deaths against 32 deaths in Slovenia as of 2023.

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

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 Slovenia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Latvia

42 deaths

in 2023

Slovenia

32 deaths

in 2023

Latvia rank

177th

Slovenia rank

180th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Latvia
Slovenia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 42 deaths against 32 deaths in Slovenia, a difference of 10 deaths.

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

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

Latvia ranks 177th and Slovenia ranks 180th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,421 deaths	1,833 deaths	412.6 deaths	Slovenia
1960s	704.5 deaths	854 deaths	149.5 deaths	Slovenia
1970s	591.3 deaths	597.1 deaths	5.8 deaths	Slovenia
1980s	513.3 deaths	333.5 deaths	179.8 deaths	Latvia
1990s	375.2 deaths	124.7 deaths	250.5 deaths	Latvia
2000s	191.1 deaths	66.5 deaths	124.6 deaths	Latvia
2010s	92.5 deaths	44.3 deaths	48.2 deaths	Latvia
2020s	50.5 deaths	37.5 deaths	13 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 Slovenia?: Latvia, at 42 deaths against 32 deaths in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Latvia and Slovenia?: 10 deaths, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovenia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Slovenia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Latvia ranks 177th and Slovenia ranks 180th 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.