Child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia
Latvia: Child mortality, annual growth rate was -10.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia, 1959–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia stood at -10.71 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.7% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia peaked at 7.69 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -10.71 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Latvia 195th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | -6.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1961 | -5.42 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1962 | -5.73 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1963 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1964 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1965 | -4.91 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1966 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1967 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 1968 | -3.03 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1969 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1970 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 1971 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4739 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9434 % change on previous year | +99.1% |
| 1974 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +98.1% |
| 1975 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9009 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 1977 | -0.4464 % change on previous year | -149.6% |
| 1978 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +201.3% |
| 1979 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 1980 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1981 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1982 | -2.88 % change on previous year | +52.9% |
| 1983 | -3.47 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1984 | -5.13 % change on previous year | +48.0% |
| 1985 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 1986 | -5.75 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1987 | -4.27 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1988 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1989 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -302.6% |
| 1990 | 6.29 % change on previous year | +143.7% |
| 1991 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5025 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 1995 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -398.5% |
| 1996 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +136.9% |
| 1997 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 1998 | -7.22 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 1999 | -7.78 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2000 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2001 | -6.29 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2002 | -5.97 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2003 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2004 | -6.72 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2005 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 2006 | -5.71 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2007 | -6.06 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2008 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2009 | -5.68 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2010 | -7.23 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 2011 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2012 | -8.33 % change on previous year | +28.3% |
| 2013 | -7.58 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2014 | -8.2 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2015 | -8.93 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2016 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 2017 | -6.25 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2018 | -6.67 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2019 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2020 | -7.69 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2021 | -8.33 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2022 | -9.09 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2023 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2024 | -10.71 % change on previous year | +60.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -398.5% | 0.5025 % change on previous year | -1.5 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +302.6% | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -201.3% | -0.4464 % change on previous year | -1.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6.37 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1960s | -4.7 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0824 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.99 % change on previous year | -5.95 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1686 % change on previous year | -7.78 % change on previous year | 7.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.99 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | -5.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.27 % change on previous year | -8.93 % change on previous year | -5.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.5 % change on previous year | -10.71 % change on previous year | -6.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Latvia was -10.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.71 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Latvia ranks 195th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.