Japan vs Latvia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Japan
2.43 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latvia
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Japan rank
205th
Latvia rank
203rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.43 per 1,000 live births in Japan, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 205th and Latvia ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 per 1,000 live births | 11.01 per 1,000 live births | 7.16 per 1,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 5.57 per 1,000 live births | 2.73 per 1,000 live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.6494 per 1,000 live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.5 per 1,000 live births against 2.43 per 1,000 live births in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.07 per 1,000 live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Japan ranks 205th and Latvia ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.