Child mortality line chart by sex in Latvia
Latvia: Child mortality line chart by sex was 0.2293 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality line chart by sex in Latvia, 1958–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality line chart by sex in Latvia is 0.2293, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality line chart by sex in Latvia peaked at 3.31 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.2293, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.31 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.31 | 1.89 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.39 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.7564 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5111 | 0.3586 | 0.7103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2797 | 0.2293 | 0.3328 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.222 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5359 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality line chart by sex in Latvia?
- Child mortality line chart by sex in Latvia was 0.2293 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 in 1958.
- What is the lowest child mortality line chart by sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2293 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for child mortality line chart by sex?
- Latvia ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality line chart by sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality line chart by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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