Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Latvia
Latvia: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 0.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.22
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
181st
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.67
in 1960
All-time low
0.22
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.22 for infant mortality vs prenatal care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care in Latvia peaked at 2.67 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 181st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.67 | — |
| 1961 | 2.51 | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 2.36 | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 2.22 | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 2.1 | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 1.98 | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 1.89 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 1.81 | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 1.74 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.66 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.63 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.64 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.67 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.69 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.7 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.67 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.64 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.6 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.53 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.4 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.32 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.25 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.19 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.23 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 1.42 | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 1.51 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.57 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.58 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.52 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.44 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.24 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.97 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.91 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.86 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.81 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.77 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.73 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.69 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.64 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.55 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.51 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.47 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.43 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.38 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.36 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.33 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.31 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.29 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.26 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.24 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.22 | -8.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.36, 61% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.34, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1 | 1.69 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 | 1.19 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.24 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.902 | 0.69 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.467 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.264 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality vs prenatal care in Latvia?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Latvia was 0.22 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- Latvia ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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