What is number of under-five deaths in Latvia?

Number of under-five deaths in Latvia was 36 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Latvia?

The highest recorded value was 960 in 1963.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Latvia?

The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2024.

How does Latvia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Latvia ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Latvia?

Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Latvia

Name: Number of under-five deaths 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: Number of under-five deaths was 36 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

Change on year

down 16.3%

World rank

171st

of 195 countries

All-time high

960

in 1963

All-time low

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Latvia, 1963–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Latvia stood at 36. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Latvia peaked at 960 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2024.

Latvia ranks 171st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	795.86	701	960	7
1970s	736.4	700	764	10
1980s	686.8	632	734	10
1990s	499.6	292	671	10
2000s	233.5	194	280	10
2010s	116.5	76	168	10
2020s	51.6	36	67	5

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More health data for Latvia

Population ages 15-64, male 571,658 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 10,444 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 1.16 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 66.7% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 10,158 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 9,567 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 9,764 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 10,035 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 10,538 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 9,372 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Latvia?: Number of under-five deaths in Latvia was 36 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Latvia?: The highest recorded value was 960 in 1963.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Latvia?: The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Latvia ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Latvia?: Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.