Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia
Latvia: Life satisfaction vs child mortality was 6.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.37
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
48th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.37
in 2025
All-time low
4.76
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia stood at 6.37. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia peaked at 6.37 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.76, in 2011.
Latvia ranks 48th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.76 | — |
| 2012 | 5.05 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.56 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 5.85 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.93 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.94 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.95 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.03 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.18 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.21 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.23 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.21 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.37 | +2.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.63, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.4, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.52 | 4.76 | 5.95 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.21 | 6.03 | 6.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia?
- Life satisfaction vs child mortality in Latvia was 6.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs child mortality recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 in 2011.
- How does Latvia rank for life satisfaction vs child mortality?
- Latvia ranks 48th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs child mortality rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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