Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Latvia or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 49 deaths against 41 deaths in Latvia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Latvia and Lithuania?

8 deaths, with Lithuania ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Lithuania: Number of neonatal deaths

Latvia

41 deaths

in 2019

Lithuania

49 deaths

in 2019

Latvia rank

167th

Lithuania rank

165th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Latvia
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 49 deaths against 41 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 8 deaths.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Latvia ranks 167th and Lithuania ranks 165th of 204 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	729.8 deaths	1,739 deaths	1,010 deaths	Lithuania
1960s	503 deaths	1,036 deaths	532.9 deaths	Lithuania
1970s	429.6 deaths	616.4 deaths	186.8 deaths	Lithuania
1980s	370.6 deaths	480.7 deaths	110.1 deaths	Lithuania
1990s	246 deaths	328.8 deaths	82.8 deaths	Lithuania
2000s	116.9 deaths	119.5 deaths	2.6 deaths	Lithuania
2010s	58.4 deaths	67.1 deaths	8.7 deaths	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Latvia or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 49 deaths against 41 deaths in Latvia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Latvia and Lithuania?: 8 deaths, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Latvia ranks 167th and Lithuania ranks 165th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.