Mortality rate, under-5, female in Latvia
Latvia: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
184th
of 196 countries
All-time high
29.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
2.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Latvia is 2.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Latvia peaked at 29.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 184th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1962 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 23.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 20 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 16 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 17 per 1,000 live births | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 15 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 9.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 9 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 8 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5 per 1,000 live births | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.09 per 1,000 live births | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.77 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.64 per 1,000 live births | 13.5 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.24 per 1,000 live births | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 183 Monaco 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 184 Czechia 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 184 Japan 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 187 Andorra 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 187 Finland 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 187 Montenegro 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 187 Norway 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 187 Sweden 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,868 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Latvia?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Latvia was 2.3 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, under-5, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Latvia ranks 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.