Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia
Latvia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Latvia stood at 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is 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 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Latvia 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6932 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7683 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9913 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7912 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5626 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4493 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7206 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2998 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2137 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4177 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1551 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1943 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 188 Finland 0.1361 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 189 Slovenia 0.128 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 190 Andorra 0.1245 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 192 South Korea 0.1166 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 193 Singapore 0.1082 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 194 North Macedonia 0.1055 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Latvia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Latvia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Latvia was 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1994.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1201 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Latvia ranks 191st out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .