What is mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Latvia rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Latvia ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Latvia data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latvia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.5 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 10.7%

World rank

184th

of 195 countries

All-time high

33.2 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

2.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia stood at 2.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia peaked at 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Latvia ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	26.52 per 1,000 live births	21.8 per 1,000 live births	33.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	21.74 per 1,000 live births	21.1 per 1,000 live births	22.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	18.11 per 1,000 live births	15.5 per 1,000 live births	21.2 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	18.31 per 1,000 live births	15.4 per 1,000 live births	20 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	11.01 per 1,000 live births	8.3 per 1,000 live births	14.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	5.57 per 1,000 live births	3.9 per 1,000 live births	7.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	3.04 per 1,000 live births	2.5 per 1,000 live births	3.6 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Latvia

183 Czechia 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
184 Andorra 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
184 Norway 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
187 Finland 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
187 Japan 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
187 Montenegro 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
187 Sweden 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare

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More health data for Latvia

Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 9,764 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 10,158 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 66.7% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 571,658 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 9,567 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 585,382 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,372 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 10,035 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Latvia was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Latvia ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.