Number of youth deaths in Latvia
Latvia: Number of youth deaths was 57 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Latvia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 57 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Latvia peaked at 871 deaths in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57 deaths, in 2024.
That places Latvia 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of youth deaths in Latvia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 852 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 871 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 858 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 798 deaths | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 721 deaths | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 648 deaths | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 574 deaths | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 509 deaths | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 456 deaths | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 418 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 393 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 369 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 342 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 326 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 306 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 289 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 280 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 272 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 262 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 240 deaths | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 211 deaths | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 186 deaths | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 171 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 160 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 152 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 145 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 135 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 125 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 112 deaths | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 102 deaths | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 93 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 84 deaths | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 74 deaths | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 65 deaths | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 57 deaths | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 670.5 deaths | 418 deaths | 871 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 307.9 deaths | 240 deaths | 393 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.9 deaths | 102 deaths | 211 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6 deaths | 57 deaths | 93 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 74 deaths compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 67 deaths compare
- 169 Bahamas 66 deaths compare
- 171 Slovenia 55 deaths compare
- 172 Maldives 40 deaths compare
- 173 Estonia 39 deaths compare
- 173 Saint Lucia 39 deaths compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0733 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Latvia?
- Number of youth deaths in Latvia was 57 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 871 deaths in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 deaths in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Latvia ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.