Mortality rate, infant in Latvia
Latvia: Mortality rate, infant was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
183rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
26.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
2.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Latvia peaked at 26.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Latvia 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Latvia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 21 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 16 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 14 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 12 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 12.3 per 1,000 live births | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 15.1 per 1,000 live births | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 15.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 4 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.97 per 1,000 live births | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.63 per 1,000 live births | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | 17 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.76 per 1,000 live births | 11.9 per 1,000 live births | 16 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.02 per 1,000 live births | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 per 1,000 live births | 2.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 180 Andorra 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 181 Italy 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 181 Republic of Korea 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 183 Monaco 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 183 Singapore 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 186 Czechia 2.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 186 Iceland 2.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Latvia?
- Mortality rate, infant in Latvia was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Latvia ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.