Number of infant deaths, female in Latvia
Latvia: Number of infant deaths, female was 14 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in Latvia, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Latvia is 14, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Latvia peaked at 393 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2024.
That places Latvia 172nd out of 197 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 infant deaths, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 393 | — |
| 1961 | 375 | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 349 | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 318 | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 292 | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 264 | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 247 | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 240 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 234 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 229 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 229 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 234 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 235 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 233 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 237 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 242 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 242 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 240 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 235 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 232 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 232 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 230 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 230 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 236 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 234 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 219 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 210 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 207 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 205 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 205 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 211 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 218 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 214 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 196 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 173 | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 154 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 135 | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 120 | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 109 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 103 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 101 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 97 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 91 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 73 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 62 | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 53 | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 49 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 28 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 16 | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 14 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294.1 | 229 | 393 | 10 |
| 1970s | 235.9 | 229 | 242 | 10 |
| 1980s | 220.8 | 205 | 236 | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.3 | 103 | 218 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4 | 73 | 101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5 | 28 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2 | 14 | 25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 169 Bahamas 22 compare
- 170 Micronesia (country) 21 compare
- 171 North Macedonia 19 compare
- 172 Slovenia 14 compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 14 compare
- 175 Barbados 13 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,176 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 43,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.5203 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Latvia?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Latvia was 14 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 393 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Latvia ranks 172nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.