Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia
Latvia: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence was 37 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia stood at 37. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia peaked at 125 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2023.
That places Latvia 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 124 | — |
| 2012 | 125 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92 | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 84 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 90 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 81 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 93 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 61 | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47 | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 40 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 37 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.33 | 61 | 125 | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.75 | 37 | 63 | 4 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 1.5 (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 76.4 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 19 (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 9.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 76.4 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.2 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 6,253 (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 10,379 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Latvia was 37 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 125 in 2012.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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