What is child mortality rate in Latvia?

Child mortality rate in Latvia was 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Latvia rank for child mortality rate?

Latvia ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Latvia

Name: Child mortality rate in Latvia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Latvia: Child mortality rate was 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.25 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 10.7%

World rank

189th

of 200 countries

All-time high

3.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

0.25 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Child mortality rate in Latvia, 1958–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Latvia is 0.25 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Latvia peaked at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.25 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Latvia ranks 189th of 200 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	3.65 deaths per 100 live births	3.53 deaths per 100 live births	3.77 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	2.18 deaths per 100 live births	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	2.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.54 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.557 deaths per 100 live births	0.39 deaths per 100 live births	0.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.304 deaths per 100 live births	0.25 deaths per 100 live births	0.36 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

188 Czechia 0.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Andorra 0.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
189 Norway 0.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Finland 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Japan 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Montenegro 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
192 Sweden 0.24 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Latvia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)

All data for Latvia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Latvia?: Child mortality rate in Latvia was 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for child mortality rate?: Latvia ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.