Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia
Latvia: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 18.32 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia, 1980–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia is 18.32, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia peaked at 55.37 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.44, in 1984.
Latvia ranks 129th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.5 | — |
| 1981 | 36.66 | +43.8% |
| 1982 | 29.66 | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 52.6 | +77.4% |
| 1984 | 17.44 | -66.8% |
| 1985 | 50.37 | +188.8% |
| 1986 | 43.09 | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 43.06 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.1 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 42.56 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 45.41 | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 41.05 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 44.12 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 45.1 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 52.72 | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 55.37 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 41.89 | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 41.98 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.88 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 36.57 | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 31.95 | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 32.09 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.11 | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 34.16 | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 31.14 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 28.01 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.03 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 24.51 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 22.4 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 23.48 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 25.41 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 24.46 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 23.06 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 21.03 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 22.35 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 22.24 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.45 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 21.79 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 23.37 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 21.81 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 18.32 | -16.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 18.32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 18.32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.23, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +188.8% | 17.44 | 50.37 |
| 1983 | +77.4% | 29.66 | 52.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4 | 17.44 | 52.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.71 | 36.57 | 55.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.19 | 22.4 | 34.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7 | 21.03 | 25.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 | 18.32 | 18.32 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Latvia was 18.32 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.37 in 1995.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.44 in 1984.
- How does Latvia rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Latvia ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.