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

Singapore, at 51 deaths against 41 deaths in Latvia as of 2019.

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

10 deaths, with Singapore ahead.

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

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 Singapore: Number of neonatal deaths

Latvia

41 deaths

in 2019

Singapore

51 deaths

in 2019

Latvia rank

167th

Singapore rank

164th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Latvia
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 51 deaths against 41 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 10 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Latvia ranks 167th and Singapore ranks 164th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	729.8 deaths	1,461 deaths	731.6 deaths	Singapore
1960s	503 deaths	924.4 deaths	421.4 deaths	Singapore
1970s	429.6 deaths	463.8 deaths	34.2 deaths	Singapore
1980s	370.6 deaths	267.3 deaths	103.3 deaths	Latvia
1990s	246 deaths	156 deaths	90 deaths	Latvia
2000s	116.9 deaths	69.8 deaths	47.1 deaths	Latvia
2010s	58.4 deaths	59.6 deaths	1.2 deaths	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Latvia or Singapore?: Singapore, at 51 deaths against 41 deaths in Latvia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Latvia and Singapore?: 10 deaths, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Singapore?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Latvia and Singapore rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Latvia ranks 167th and Singapore ranks 164th 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.