Latvia vs Russia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in Latvia and 3.5 per 1,000 live births in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.6 per 1,000 live births, or 1.22 times that in Latvia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Latvia.
In 2023, Latvia ranked 204 and Russia ranked 191 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Latvia at 0.7 per 1,000 live births and Russia at 0.8 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Latvia	Russia	World
2023	2.9	3.5	27.3
2022	3.3	3.9	28.2
2021	2.7	4.5	28.4
2020	3.4	4.6	28.7
2019	3.4	4.7	29.2
2018	3	5	29.7
2017	4	5.3	30.3
2016	3.7	6	31.1
2015	4.1	6.6	32.1
2014	3.9	7.4	32.9
2013	4.5	8.2	33.9
2012	6.5	8.8	35
2011	6.5	7.7	36.8
2010	5.4	8.4	37.7
2009	7.3	8.3	39.1
2008	6.7	8.7	40.4
2007	8.7	9.8	42
2006	7.7	10.4	43.7
2005	8	10.9	45.4
2004	9.2	11.7	47.2
2003	9.7	12.6	48.8
2002	10	14	50.6
2001	10.8	15	52.2
2000	10.5	15.7	53.7
1999	11.5	16.5	55.5
1998	15	16.6	57.1
1997	14.9	16.9	58.3
1996	15.4	17.2	59.6
1995	18	17.8	60.8
1994	14.8	18.7	62
1993	15	19.1	62.9
1992	16.8	17.1	64.1
1991	14.2	17	64.9
1990	12.4	16.9	64.9
1989	10.5	17.3	66.2
1988	11	18.4	68
1987	11.2	19.2	68.6
1986	12.9	19.5	70.8
1985	12.7	20.4	72.9
1984	13	20.6	74.6
1983	16.2	20.1	76.1
1982	14.1	20.5	76.6
1981	15.6	21.4	78.7
1980	15.4	21.9	80.6
1979	18.2	22.4	82.5
1978	17.8	23.2	84.7
1977	17.7	23.6	86.4
1976	19	24	88.1
1975	19.2	22.7	89.6
1974	17.5	21.8	90.9
1973	14.8	20.9	92.1
1972	15	20.7	93.6
1971	15.4	20.5	96.1
1970	17.7	22.4	96.9
1969	17.9	24.5	98.3
1968	18.9	25.2	100.2
1967	17.2	24.8	103.1
1966	17.3	25.3	104.9
1965	18.1	26.2	106.4
1964	21.8	28	106.1
1963	24.8	30.4	107.7
1962	24	31.4	110.2
1961	24.2	32.5	121.5
1960	26.7	36.4	131.8
1959	30.3	40.6	125.7
1958	32.6	40.5	117.7
1957	36.1	46.6	120
1956	39.8	48	121.9
1955	42.5	76.1	124.8
1954	45.2	90	127.7
1953	48	88.3	130.1
1952	51	96.6	132.7
1951	54.1	114.7	136
1950	57.4	108.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Latvia	Russia	World
2024	2.72.3–3.4	4.23.3–5.6	26.9
2025	2.72–3.8	4.12.9–6	26.4
2026	2.61.8–4	3.92.5–6.2	25.9
2027	2.51.7–4.1	3.72.3–6.5	25.4
2028	2.51.6–4.2	3.62.1–6.7	24.9
2029	2.41.5–4.4	3.42–6.6	24.5
2030	2.31.4–4.5	3.31.8–6.7	24
2031	2.31.3–4.6	3.21.7–6.8	23.6
2032	2.21.2–4.7	31.6–6.9	23.2
2033	2.21.2–4.6	2.91.6–6.9	22.8
2034	2.11.1–4.7	2.81.4–6.7	22.3
2035	21.1–4.7	2.71.4–6.4	21.9
2036	21–4.7	2.61.2–6.5	21.5
2037	1.91–4.5	2.61.2–6.7	21.1
2038	1.90.9–4.7	2.51.2–6.9	20.8
2039	1.80.9–4.6	2.41.1–6.9	20.4
2040	1.80.8–4.7	2.41.1–6.7	20
2041	1.80.8–4.7	2.31–6.9	19.7
2042	1.70.8–4.8	2.21–6.7	19.4
2043	1.70.8–4.8	2.21–6.9	19
2044	1.60.7–5	2.10.9–6.5	18.7
2045	1.60.7–5	2.10.9–6.3	18.4
2046	1.60.7–4.8	20.9–6.4	18.2
2047	1.50.7–4.9	20.8–6.2	17.9
2048	1.50.7–4.9	1.90.8–6.4	17.7
2049	1.50.7–4.9	1.90.8–6.4	17.5
2050	1.50.6–4.8	1.80.8–6.5	17.3
2051	1.40.6–4.7	1.80.8–6.3	17.1
2052	1.40.6–4.8	1.70.8–6.2	16.9
2053	1.40.6–4.7	1.70.7–6.1	16.7
2054	1.30.6–4.5	1.60.7–6	16.5
2055	1.30.6–4.7	1.60.7–6.4	16.3
2056	1.30.5–4.5	1.60.7–5.9	16.1
2057	1.30.5–4.4	1.50.6–6	15.9
2058	1.30.5–4.4	1.50.6–5.9	15.7
2059	1.20.5–4.4	1.50.6–5.8	15.5
2060	1.20.5–4.6	1.40.6–5.8	15.3
2061	1.20.5–4.3	1.40.6–5.6	15.1
2062	1.20.5–4.3	1.40.6–5.6	14.9
2063	1.10.4–4.3	1.40.6–5.5	14.7
2064	1.10.4–4.2	1.30.6–5.4	14.5
2065	1.10.4–4	1.30.5–5.3	14.3
2066	1.10.4–4	1.30.5–5.2	14.1
2067	1.10.4–4	1.30.5–5.2	13.9
2068	10.4–4	1.20.5–5.3	13.8
2069	10.4–4.1	1.20.5–5.2	13.6
2070	10.4–3.9	1.20.5–5	13.4
2071	10.3–4	1.20.5–5	13.2
2072	10.3–3.8	1.20.5–4.9	13
2073	10.3–3.8	1.10.5–4.8	12.9
2074	10.3–3.8	1.10.5–4.7	12.7
2075	0.90.3–3.8	1.10.4–4.6	12.6
2076	0.90.3–3.6	1.10.4–4.4	12.4
2077	0.90.3–3.6	1.10.4–4.5	12.3
2078	0.90.3–3.4	1.10.4–4.3	12.1
2079	0.90.3–3.5	1.10.4–4.2	12
2080	0.90.3–3.4	10.4–4.3	11.8
2081	0.90.3–3.4	10.4–4.2	11.7
2082	0.90.3–3.4	10.4–4.2	11.6
2083	0.80.3–3.3	10.4–4	11.5
2084	0.80.3–3.3	10.4–3.9	11.4
2085	0.80.3–3.3	10.4–3.9	11.3
2086	0.80.3–3.2	10.4–3.8	11.1
2087	0.80.2–3.2	0.90.4–3.7	11
2088	0.80.2–3	0.90.3–3.6	10.9
2089	0.80.2–3.1	0.90.3–3.6	10.8
2090	0.80.2–3	0.90.3–3.4	10.7
2091	0.80.2–3	0.90.3–3.4	10.6
2092	0.80.2–3.1	0.90.3–3.5	10.5
2093	0.70.2–3.1	0.90.3–3.4	10.4
2094	0.70.2–3	0.90.3–3.3	10.3
2095	0.70.2–2.8	0.90.3–3.2	10.1
2096	0.70.2–2.9	0.90.3–3.2	10
2097	0.70.2–2.9	0.80.3–3.2	9.9
2098	0.70.2–2.9	0.80.3–3.2	9.8
2099	0.70.2–2.8	0.80.3–3	9.7
2100	0.70.2–2.8	0.80.3–3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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