Latvia - Infant Mortality Rate 1988
11.7
−0.2 from 1987
Latvia's infant mortality rate was 11.7 in 1988, decreased +0.2 from 11.9 in 1987. This was the 34th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1988▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 5.5 | -3.5% |
| 3rd | Finland | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 4th | Sweden | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 5th | Monaco | 6.9 | -5.5% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 7.0 | -1.4% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 8th | Canada | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 9th | Singapore | 7.3 | -6.4% |
| 10th | Germany | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 11th | Denmark | 7.9 | -1.3% |
| 12th | France | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 13th | Norway | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 14th | Spain | 8.1 | -3.6% |
| 15th | Ireland | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 16th | Luxembourg | 8.2 | -4.7% |
| 17th | Australia | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 18th | Austria | 8.8 | -6.4% |
| 19th | United Kingdom | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 20th | Belgium | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 21st | Italy | 9.0 | -5.3% |
| 22nd | Andorra | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 23rd | United States | 9.9 | -2.0% |
| 24th | Cyprus | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 25th | New Zealand | 10.1 | -4.7% |
| 26th | Slovenia | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 27th | Brunei Darussalam | 10.5 | -2.8% |
| 28th | Greece | 10.5 | -7.1% |
| 29th | Israel | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 30th | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.6 | 1.0% |
| 31st | Malta | 10.8 | -4.4% |
| 32nd | Czechia | 11.1 | -4.3% |
| 33rd | Lithuania | 11.1 | -6.7% |
| 34th | Latvia | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 35th | Cuba | 12.0 | -5.5% |
| 36th | Belarus | 12.7 | -3.8% |
| 37th | Croatia | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 38th | San Marino | 13.0 | -7.8% |
| 39th | United Arab Emirates | 13.3 | -6.3% |
| 40th | Portugal | 13.5 | -6.9% |
| 41st | Slovak Republic | 13.7 | -4.2% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 14.0 | -4.8% |
| 43rd | Seychelles | 14.0 | -2.8% |
| 44th | Bulgaria | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 45th | Estonia | 14.3 | -1.4% |
| 46th | Korea | 14.5 | -8.8% |
| 47th | Dominica | 15.2 | -1.3% |
| 48th | Costa Rica | 16.0 | -5.9% |
| 49th | Poland | 16.1 | -3.0% |
| 50th | Kuwait | 16.3 | -5.2% |
| 51st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.4 | -6.8% |
| 52nd | Hungary | 16.6 | -5.1% |
| 53rd | Montenegro | 17.0 | -8.1% |
| 54th | Barbados | 17.6 | -3.3% |
| 55th | Chile | 17.9 | -3.2% |
| 56th | St. Lucia | 18.1 | -2.2% |
| 57th | Sri Lanka | 18.1 | -4.2% |
| 58th | Russian Federation | 18.2 | -3.2% |
| 59th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.8 | -7.8% |
| 60th | Ukraine | 18.9 | -2.6% |
| 61st | Tonga | 19.3 | -3.0% |
| 62nd | Qatar | 19.8 | -6.2% |
| 63rd | Grenada | 20.1 | -3.8% |
| 64th | Bahrain | 20.4 | -1.4% |
| 65th | British Virgin Islands | 20.9 | -4.6% |
| 66th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.2 | -5.4% |
| 67th | Bahamas, The | 21.5 | -3.6% |
| 68th | Uruguay | 22.1 | -4.3% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 23.0 | -4.6% |
| 70th | Fiji | 23.2 | -3.7% |
| 71st | Samoa | 24.3 | -3.6% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 73rd | Panama | 25.4 | -3.4% |
| 74th | Jamaica | 26.3 | -2.2% |
| 75th | Romania | 26.7 | -0.4% |
| 76th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 27.0 | -3.9% |
| 77th | Serbia | 28.9 | -6.5% |
| 78th | Moldova | 30.0 | -3.8% |
| 79th | Solomon Islands | 30.0 | -2.6% |
| 80th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 30.2 | 2.0% |
| 81st | Albania | 30.3 | -6.2% |
| 82nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.6 | -1.6% |
| 83rd | Palau | 30.9 | -1.6% |
| 84th | Vanuatu | 30.9 | -5.8% |
| 85th | Colombia | 31.5 | -3.4% |
| 86th | Jordan | 33.2 | -3.8% |
| 87th | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.9 | -3.7% |
| 88th | Thailand | 34.6 | -4.9% |
| 89th | Belize | 34.8 | -5.7% |
| 90th | Libya | 35.2 | -5.4% |
| 91st | Oman | 38.1 | -9.5% |
| 92nd | Georgia | 38.8 | -1.0% |
| 93rd | Lebanon | 39.1 | -4.2% |
| 94th | Suriname | 39.2 | -2.5% |
| 95th | North Macedonia | 39.4 | -7.3% |
| 96th | Marshall Islands | 39.8 | -3.2% |
| 97th | Tunisia | 40.0 | -4.1% |
| 98th | Botswana | 40.2 | -4.3% |
| 99th | Paraguay | 40.4 | -3.6% |
| 100th | Viet Nam | 40.4 | -3.1% |
| 101st | Mexico | 41.4 | -4.2% |
| 102nd | Algeria | 41.8 | -5.9% |
| 103rd | Philippines | 43.0 | -4.7% |
| 104th | West Bank and Gaza | 43.2 | -5.3% |
| 105th | China | 43.3 | 0.5% |
| 106th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 44.0 | -2.9% |
| 107th | Tuvalu | 45.3 | -0.7% |
| 108th | Cabo Verde | 45.8 | -5.2% |
| 109th | Kazakhstan | 46.5 | -3.1% |
| 110th | Ecuador | 46.7 | -4.7% |
| 111th | Saudi Arabia | 47.4 | -7.6% |
| 112th | Honduras | 48.7 | -4.5% |
| 113th | Iraq | 51.3 | 9.1% |
| 114th | Dominican Republic | 51.4 | -3.2% |
| 115th | El Salvador | 52.3 | -5.3% |
| 116th | Zimbabwe | 53.5 | -2.4% |
| 117th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 53.9 | -5.3% |
| 118th | Guyana | 54.7 | -1.6% |
| 119th | Congo, Republic of | 56.0 | -0.2% |
| 120th | Brazil | 56.1 | -3.4% |
| 121st | Nicaragua | 57.3 | -3.9% |
| 122nd | South Africa | 57.8 | -4.9% |
| 123rd | Namibia | 58.7 | -2.7% |
| 124th | Eswatini | 59.5 | -3.7% |
| 125th | Kyrgyz Republic | 59.7 | -4.5% |
| 126th | Gabon | 60.5 | -1.6% |
| 127th | Uzbekistan | 62.1 | -3.0% |
| 128th | São Tomé and Principe | 63.2 | 1.8% |
| 129th | Kenya | 64.1 | 1.7% |
| 130th | Nauru | 64.5 | -4.6% |
| 131st | Peru | 65.4 | -4.8% |
| 132nd | Guatemala | 65.7 | -4.1% |
| 133rd | Papua New Guinea | 67.3 | -1.8% |
| 134th | Armenia | 67.8 | 31.1% |
| 135th | Türkiye | 68.1 | -5.3% |
| 136th | Indonesia | 69.3 | -3.3% |
| 137th | Morocco | 70.2 | -4.0% |
| 138th | Turkmenistan | 73.2 | -4.2% |
| 139th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 73.8 | -5.5% |
| 140th | Kiribati | 74.3 | -3.5% |
| 141st | Mauritania | 75.1 | -3.2% |
| 142nd | Azerbaijan | 76.1 | -1.0% |
| 143rd | Senegal | 76.4 | -3.8% |
| 144th | Lesotho | 77.2 | -2.4% |
| 145th | Tajikistan | 77.4 | -3.9% |
| 146th | Ghana | 77.6 | -3.5% |
| 147th | Mongolia | 78.5 | -3.3% |
| 148th | Maldives | 79.8 | -5.1% |
| 149th | Cameroon | 81.6 | -2.0% |
| 150th | Rwanda | 84.3 | -1.7% |
| 151st | Eritrea | 84.7 | -2.1% |
| 152nd | Sudan | 86.1 | -0.9% |
| 153rd | Cambodia | 86.8 | 0.6% |
| 154th | Togo | 87.0 | -1.4% |
| 155th | India | 88.5 | -2.5% |
| 156th | Burundi | 90.5 | 0.3% |
| 157th | Djibouti | 90.6 | -1.6% |
| 158th | Myanmar | 93.4 | -1.3% |
| 159th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.2 | -3.1% |
| 160th | Madagascar | 96.3 | -2.1% |
| 161st | Zambia | 98.8 | 2.4% |
| 162nd | Comoros | 99.7 | -3.1% |
| 163rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.5 | -0.4% |
| 164th | Benin | 101.6 | -1.6% |
| 165th | Yemen, Republic of | 102.3 | -3.4% |
| 166th | Kosovo | 103.0 | -6.3% |
| 167th | Haiti | 103.7 | -2.8% |
| 168th | Bangladesh | 103.8 | -3.6% |
| 169th | Bhutan | 104.0 | -4.1% |
| 170th | Gambia, The | 104.3 | -2.5% |
| 171st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 104.4 | -0.9% |
| 172nd | Nigeria | 104.8 | 0.4% |
| 173rd | Burkina Faso | 105.0 | -1.8% |
| 174th | Tanzania | 107.2 | -0.7% |
| 175th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 107.7 | 0.4% |
| 176th | Central African Republic | 109.7 | -0.3% |
| 177th | Uganda | 110.1 | -1.3% |
| 178th | Nepal | 110.4 | -3.9% |
| 179th | Pakistan | 116.3 | -1.4% |
| 180th | Lao PDR | 118.2 | -1.8% |
| 181st | Chad | 119.4 | -1.2% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 119.5 | -0.7% |
| 183rd | Angola | 121.9 | -0.2% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | 126.6 | -1.3% |
| 185th | Mali | 129.0 | -2.0% |
| 186th | Sierra Leone | 136.1 | -0.3% |
| 187th | Malawi | 137.8 | -0.1% |
| 188th | Guinea | 139.5 | -1.8% |
| 189th | Mozambique | 148.6 | -0.5% |
| 190th | Niger | 148.7 | 0.1% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 163.4 | -7.6% |
| 192nd | Liberia | 163.4 | 2.3% |
| 193rd | Timor-Leste | 177.1 | -2.0% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 472.5 | 176.0% |
FAQ
What was Latvia's infant mortality rate in 1988?▾
Latvia's infant mortality rate in 1988 was 11.7. This ranked 34th globally.
How did Latvia's infant mortality rate change in 1988?▾
Latvia's infant mortality rate decreased by 1.7% in 1988 compared to 1987.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 1988?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 1988 at 472.5.
What is the infant mortality rate of Latvia in 1988?▾
The infant mortality rate of Latvia in 1988 was 11.7. This ranked 34th globally.
How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Latvia's infant mortality rate?▾
Latvia's infant mortality rate went from 11.9 in 1987 to 11.7 in 1988, a 1.7% decrease.
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