Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Latvia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Latvia was 2.5. A difference of -0.2 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Latvia were 2.7 and 2.3 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Latvia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Latvia

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Latvia

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1979	15.2	17.3	13.1
1980	15.3	17.4	13.1
1981	15.2	17.3	13
1982	15.1	17.1	12.9
1983	14.7	16.7	12.6
1984	14	15.9	12.1
1985	13.2	15	11.4
1986	12.4	14.1	10.7
1987	11.9	13.4	10.2
1988	11.7	13.2	10.2
1989	12.2	13.8	10.6
1990	13.2	14.9	11.5
1991	14.3	16	12.6
1992	15.2	16.9	13.4
1993	15.7	17.4	13.9
1994	15.9	17.6	14.2
1995	15.8	17.3	14.1
1996	15.3	16.7	13.7
1997	14.4	15.7	13.1
1998	13.4	14.6	12.2
1999	12.5	13.5	11.4
2000	11.6	12.5	10.5
2001	10.8	11.7	9.9
2002	10.3	11.1	9.4
2003	9.7	10.5	8.9
2004	9.2	9.9	8.4
2005	8.6	9.3	7.9
2006	8.1	8.7	7.5
2007	7.7	8.3	7.1
2008	7.3	7.8	6.8
2009	6.9	7.4	6.4
2010	6.5	6.9	6
2011	6	6.4	5.6
2012	5.5	5.9	5.1
2013	5	5.4	4.7
2014	4.6	4.9	4.3
2015	4.3	4.5	4
2016	4	4.2	3.7
2017	3.7	4	3.5
2018	3.6	3.8	3.3
2019	3.4	3.6	3.1
2020	3.2	3.4	2.9
2021	2.9	3.1	2.7
2022	2.7	2.9	2.5
2023	2.5	2.7	2.3