๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Infant Mortality Rate of Latvia

2.74
Infant Mortality Rate
39
Infant Deaths
27,434
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Latvia is 2.7441 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -5.43% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 2.9017 and 42 infants died for the year. In the future, Latvia's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 0.6849 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Latvia's infant mortality rate by -75.04% from today's standard. This positive trend of Latvia's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Latvia (1950-2024)

Latvia has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 57.361 to 2.7441 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -95.22% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 57.361 1,902 24,043
1951 54.1054 1,767 23,683
1952 51.0095 1,631 23,453
1953 48.0428 1,485 23,218
1954 45.1936 1,448 23,149
1955 42.4582 1,369 23,091
1956 39.838 1,272 22,994
1957 36.0902 1,179 22,363
1958 32.5907 1,107 22,083
1959 30.3401 1,048 21,415
1960 26.6804 943 21,305
1961 24.1712 866 21,706
1962 23.9473 839 23,544
1963 24.7842 839 22,665
1964 21.7607 715 21,175
1965 18.1397 564 22,729
1966 17.2707 544 23,289
1967 17.1469 545 24,277
1968 18.932 610 25,025
1969 17.9015 580 26,104
1970 17.7198 595 26,500
1971 15.3718 536 26,197
1972 15.0277 521 27,189
1973 14.7609 501 28,000
1974 17.5351 608 27,992
1975 19.1895 665 29,872
1976 18.9584 654 30,194
1977 17.6586 602 30,623
1978 17.8156 607 31,026
1979 18.1701 624 31,975
1980 15.3916 543 31,986
1981 15.549 552 31,982
1982 14.0678 521 31,129
1983 16.2085 644 32,186
1984 13.0266 524 33,226
1985 12.6611 497 33,993
1986 12.9389 531 31,139
1987 11.2133 463 32,002
1988 10.9924 448 32,198
1989 10.5242 410 32,526
1990 12.4424 475 34,875
1991 14.2074 505 34,626
1992 16.756 535 35,649
1993 15.0298 409 39,430
1994 14.8044 360 41,992
1995 17.9451 389 39,181
1996 15.4112 305 34,618
1997 14.8703 279 33,826
1998 15.0264 275 34,397
1999 11.5438 220 33,082
2000 10.5079 212 32,540
2001 10.8274 215 33,302
2002 9.9629 201 32,831
2003 9.6511 203 32,735
2004 9.1855 191 32,262
2005 7.9517 174 33,023
2006 7.7206 177 33,257
2007 8.6698 208 33,215
2008 6.6799 164 31,241
2009 7.2933 166 30,025
2010 5.3886 110 30,213
2011 6.4888 125 28,660
2012 6.5094 130 29,110
2013 4.5295 94 28,785
2014 3.9285 85 28,536
2015 4.1029 91 28,535
2016 3.67 81 28,661
2017 4.0387 85 28,835
2018 3.0417 60 28,825
2019 3.3686 64 27,789
2020 3.3759 60 28,450
2021 2.7067 47 34,306
2022 3.2996 53 29,864
2023 2.9017 42 27,614
2024 2.7441 39 27,434

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Latvia (2024-2100)

Latvia's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 2.7441 to an average of 0.6849 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -75.04% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 2.7441 39 27,434
2025 2.6748 37 27,358
2026 2.6008 35 27,245
2027 2.5316 33 27,128
2028 2.4606 32 27,016
2029 2.3995 31 26,897
2030 2.3353 29 26,774
2031 2.2757 28 26,641
2032 2.2164 28 26,500
2033 2.1561 27 26,352
2034 2.1001 26 26,224
2035 2.0419 26 26,097
2036 1.9884 25 25,981
2037 1.9302 25 25,866
2038 1.8791 24 25,773
2039 1.8321 24 25,710
2040 1.7851 24 25,633
2041 1.7499 23 25,593
2042 1.7126 23 25,532
2043 1.6781 22 25,478
2044 1.6457 22 25,419
2045 1.6112 21 25,349
2046 1.5798 21 25,255
2047 1.5468 20 25,146
2048 1.5172 19 25,033
2049 1.4855 19 24,899
2050 1.4545 18 24,741
2051 1.4263 17 24,567
2052 1.3981 16 24,398
2053 1.3731 15 24,227
2054 1.3461 15 24,034
2055 1.3199 14 23,831
2056 1.2967 13 23,626
2057 1.2734 13 23,416
2058 1.2501 12 23,205
2059 1.2255 12 22,990
2060 1.2023 11 22,780
2061 1.1795 11 22,579
2062 1.1595 10 22,380
2063 1.1402 10 22,207
2064 1.1223 10 22,043
2065 1.1039 10 21,874
2066 1.0864 10 21,721
2067 1.0684 9 21,578
2068 1.0484 9 21,402
2069 1.0315 9 21,255
2070 1.0174 9 21,120
2071 1.0034 9 20,964
2072 0.9901 9 20,827
2073 0.9747 9 20,672
2074 0.9643 9 20,522
2075 0.9487 8 20,330
2076 0.9353 8 20,130
2077 0.9224 8 19,932
2078 0.9094 8 19,701
2079 0.8966 8 19,447
2080 0.8839 7 19,184
2081 0.8721 7 18,898
2082 0.8613 7 18,603
2083 0.8493 7 18,280
2084 0.8386 7 17,953
2085 0.8268 6 17,629
2086 0.8166 6 17,304
2087 0.806 6 17,010
2088 0.7942 6 16,724
2089 0.7846 6 16,470
2090 0.7745 5 16,254
2091 0.7655 5 16,076
2092 0.7562 5 15,945
2093 0.7478 5 15,847
2094 0.7394 5 15,790
2095 0.7289 5 15,741
2096 0.7204 5 15,734
2097 0.7109 5 15,742
2098 0.7029 4 15,759
2099 0.6931 4 15,761
2100 0.6849 4 15,763

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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