Number of infant deaths, male in Latvia
Latvia: Number of infant deaths, male was 16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male 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
Latvia recorded 16 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Latvia peaked at 536 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 174th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 536 | — |
| 1961 | 515 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 482 | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 441 | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 401 | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 365 | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 341 | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 331 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 323 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 318 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 318 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 323 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 326 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 324 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 329 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 338 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 340 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 335 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 330 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 326 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 326 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 324 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 322 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 329 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 326 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 303 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 289 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 285 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 281 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 280 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 287 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 293 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 285 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 258 | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 226 | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 199 | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 174 | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 154 | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 137 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 129 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 127 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 121 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 114 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 111 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 106 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 101 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 89 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 75 | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 65 | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 53 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 40 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 31 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 24 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 16 | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 405.3 | 318 | 536 | 10 |
| 1970s | 328.9 | 318 | 340 | 10 |
| 1980s | 306.5 | 280 | 329 | 10 |
| 1990s | 214.2 | 129 | 293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.8 | 89 | 127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7 | 36 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 16 | 31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More education data for Latvia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5653 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,423 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,017 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Latvia?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Latvia was 16 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, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 536 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Latvia ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.9%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.