Mortality rate, infant in Latvia, Republic of

Latvia, Republic of: Mortality rate, infant was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
2.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
178th
of 195 countries
All-time high
15.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1994
All-time low
2.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Years of data
45
1979–2023

Mortality rate, infant in Latvia, Republic of, 1979–2023

0510151979200120231979: 15.2 per 1,000 live births1980: 15.3 per 1,000 live births1981: 15.2 per 1,000 live births1982: 15.1 per 1,000 live births1983: 14.7 per 1,000 live births1984: 14 per 1,000 live births1985: 13.2 per 1,000 live births1986: 12.4 per 1,000 live births1987: 11.9 per 1,000 live births1988: 11.7 per 1,000 live births1989: 12.2 per 1,000 live births1990: 13.2 per 1,000 live births1991: 14.3 per 1,000 live births1992: 15.2 per 1,000 live births1993: 15.7 per 1,000 live births1994: 15.9 per 1,000 live births1995: 15.8 per 1,000 live births1996: 15.3 per 1,000 live births1997: 14.4 per 1,000 live births1998: 13.4 per 1,000 live births1999: 12.5 per 1,000 live births2000: 11.6 per 1,000 live births2001: 10.8 per 1,000 live births2002: 10.3 per 1,000 live births2003: 9.7 per 1,000 live births2004: 9.2 per 1,000 live births2005: 8.6 per 1,000 live births2006: 8.1 per 1,000 live births2007: 7.7 per 1,000 live births2008: 7.3 per 1,000 live births2009: 6.9 per 1,000 live births2010: 6.5 per 1,000 live births2011: 6 per 1,000 live births2012: 5.5 per 1,000 live births2013: 5 per 1,000 live births2014: 4.6 per 1,000 live births2015: 4.3 per 1,000 live births2016: 4 per 1,000 live births2017: 3.7 per 1,000 live births2018: 3.6 per 1,000 live births2019: 3.4 per 1,000 live births2020: 3.2 per 1,000 live births2021: 2.9 per 1,000 live births2022: 2.7 per 1,000 live births2023: 2.5 per 1,000 live births

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Latvia, Republic of recorded 2.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Latvia, Republic of peaked at 15.9 per 1,000 live births in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.

That places Latvia, Republic of 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.2 per 1,000 live births 15.2 per 1,000 live births 15.2 per 1,000 live births 1
1980s 13.57 per 1,000 live births 11.7 per 1,000 live births 15.3 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 14.57 per 1,000 live births 12.5 per 1,000 live births 15.9 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 4.66 per 1,000 live births 3.4 per 1,000 live births 6.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 2.83 per 1,000 live births 2.5 per 1,000 live births 3.2 per 1,000 live births 4

Countries ranked near Latvia, Republic of

  1. 175 Austria 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 175 Spain 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 175 Portugal 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 178 Andorra, Principality of 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 180 Italy 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 180 Korea, Republic of 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  7. 180 Monaco 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 195 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Latvia, Republic of?
Mortality rate, infant in Latvia, Republic of was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Latvia, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 15.9 per 1,000 live births in 1994.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Latvia, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
How does Latvia, Republic of rank for mortality rate, infant?
Latvia, Republic of ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Latvia, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release