Number of under-five deaths, female in Latvia
Latvia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 16 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Latvia, 1963–2024
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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Latvia stood at 16. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Latvia peaked at 406 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 173rd 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 under-five deaths, female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 406 | — |
| 1964 | 375 | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 344 | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 321 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 310 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 301 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 295 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 295 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 300 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 304 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 304 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 311 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 319 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 320 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 318 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 313 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 308 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 307 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 304 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 302 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 307 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 303 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 286 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 274 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 269 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 267 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 268 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 277 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 286 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 283 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 262 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 234 | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 207 | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 180 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 157 | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 139 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 128 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 117 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 111 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 107 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 103 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 99 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 87 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 75 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 65 | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 59 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 38 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 34 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 16 | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 336 | 295 | 406 | 7 |
| 1970s | 309.2 | 295 | 320 | 10 |
| 1980s | 288.7 | 267 | 307 | 10 |
| 1990s | 215.3 | 128 | 286 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.6 | 87 | 123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52 | 34 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8 | 16 | 30 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 171 North Macedonia 22 compare
- 172 Slovenia 18 compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 15 compare
- 175 Barbados 14 compare
- 175 Maldives 14 compare
More education data for Latvia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,966 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.57 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Latvia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 406 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Latvia ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.