Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Latvia
Latvia: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) was 0.0202 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Latvia, 1985–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.0202 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Latvia peaked at 0.0939 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0202, in 2023.
That places Latvia 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0939 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0827 | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0846 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0796 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0822 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0821 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0745 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0724 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0738 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0766 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0631 | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0451 | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0391 | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0376 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.039 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0352 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0332 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0307 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0334 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0312 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0341 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0358 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0335 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0305 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0263 | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0259 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0319 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0329 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0354 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0324 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0548 | +97.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0352 | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0202 | -42.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.0202 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0071, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.0202 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (UNICEF) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +97.6% | 0.0277 | 0.0548 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0846 | 0.0796 | 0.0939 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0603 | 0.0376 | 0.0821 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0328 | 0.0305 | 0.0358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 | 0.0255 | 0.0354 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0345 | 0.0202 | 0.0548 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Latvia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Latvia was 0.0202 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0939 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Latvia ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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