Stillbirth rate in Latvia
Latvia: Stillbirth rate was 0.3159 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Latvia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.3159 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Latvia peaked at 0.5985 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3159 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Latvia 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Latvia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5985 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 0.5787 deaths per 100 births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5624 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5223 deaths per 100 births | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4896 deaths per 100 births | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4638 deaths per 100 births | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.443 deaths per 100 births | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4286 deaths per 100 births | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4262 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4251 deaths per 100 births | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4219 deaths per 100 births | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4175 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4057 deaths per 100 births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3915 deaths per 100 births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3787 deaths per 100 births | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3695 deaths per 100 births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3657 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3609 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3566 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3509 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3459 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.339 deaths per 100 births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3285 deaths per 100 births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3159 deaths per 100 births | -3.8% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.3159 deaths per 100 births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839 deaths per 100 births, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.3159 deaths per 100 births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2962 deaths per 100 births, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4938 deaths per 100 births | 0.4251 deaths per 100 births | 0.5985 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3819 deaths per 100 births | 0.3509 deaths per 100 births | 0.4219 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3323 deaths per 100 births | 0.3159 deaths per 100 births | 0.3459 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 14.87 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 31,860 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7629 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Latvia?
- Stillbirth rate in Latvia was 0.3159 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5985 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3159 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Latvia ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.