Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Latvia
Latvia: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 0.6378 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Latvia, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.6378 for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Latvia peaked at 2.66 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6378, in 2020.
That places Latvia 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.66 | — |
| 1991 | 2.54 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.42 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 2.31 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.09 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.99 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.9 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 1.81 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.73 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1.65 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.59 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.46 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.35 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.29 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.13 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9733 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9252 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8781 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8327 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7888 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7479 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7085 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6716 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6378 | -5.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.6378 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5436, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.6378 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5521, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.16 | 1.73 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.13 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8626 | 0.6716 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6378 | 0.6378 | 0.6378 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Latvia?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in Latvia was 0.6378 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6378 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Latvia ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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