Latvia - Infant Mortality Rate

Since 2014, Latvia Infant Mortality Rate was down by 8.9% year on year. With 3.11 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, the country was number 502 among other countries in Infant Mortality Rate. Latvia is overtaken by Belgium, which was ranked number 501 at 3.14 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births and is followed by Hungary with 3.08 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births. Central African Republic lead the ranking with 89.77 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births in 2019, that is a fall of 1.3% compared to 2018. Central African Republic, Nigeria and Somalia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Venezuela witnessed the best average annual growth at +8.9% per year, while Montenegro recorded the worst performance at -12.8% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births
2019 3.11
2018 3.53
2017 3.80
2016 4.12
2015 4.51
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How does Latvia rank in Infant Mortality Rate?

# 582 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Central African Republic
90 2019 -1.3 % -2.2 % View data
3 #3
Nigeria
81 2019 -1.7 % -1.3 % View data
501 #501
Belgium
3 2019 -3.5 % -3.0 % View data
502 #502
Latvia
3 2019 -11.8 % -8.9 % View data
507 #507
Austria
3 2019 -4.2 % -2.4 % View data
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