Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia
Latvia: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.2 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Latvia peaked at 7.21 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 176th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.21 | — |
| 2001 | 6.62 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 6.17 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 5.83 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 5.58 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.38 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.01 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.77 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.49 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 4.18 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.84 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.51 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 3.22 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.96 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.76 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.61 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 2.46 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.31 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.94 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.73 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 1.53 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.35 | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.63 | 4.49 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2.14 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 | 1.2 | 1.94 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Latvia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia was 1.2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Latvia ranks 176th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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