Latvia - Infant Mortality Rate 2000
11.6
−0.9 from 1999
Latvia's infant mortality rate was 11.6 in 2000, decreased +0.9 from 12.5 in 1999. This was the 54th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2000▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 3.0 | -6.3% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 3rd | Japan | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 4th | Sweden | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Finland | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 8th | France | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 10th | Germany | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 12th | Austria | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 13th | Czechia | 4.5 | -6.3% |
| 14th | Slovenia | 4.5 | -6.3% |
| 15th | Switzerland | 4.7 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Denmark | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 17th | Italy | 4.7 | -6.0% |
| 18th | Belgium | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 19th | San Marino | 5.0 | -7.4% |
| 20th | Australia | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 21st | Netherlands | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 22nd | Canada | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | United Kingdom | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 24th | Greece | 5.5 | -6.8% |
| 25th | Portugal | 5.5 | -6.8% |
| 26th | Israel | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 5.8 | -6.5% |
| 28th | Korea | 5.8 | -6.5% |
| 29th | European Union | 5.9 | -4.7% |
| 30th | Ireland | 6.0 | -1.6% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 6.0 | -3.2% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 33rd | Malta | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 34th | Cuba | 6.8 | -4.2% |
| 35th | United States | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 36th | Croatia | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 37th | Malaysia | 7.7 | -7.2% |
| 38th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.9 | -6.0% |
| 39th | Poland | 8.1 | -6.9% |
| 40th | Slovak Republic | 8.1 | -3.6% |
| 41st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.3 | -6.7% |
| 42nd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.3 | -3.5% |
| 43rd | United Arab Emirates | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 8.6 | -3.4% |
| 45th | Hungary | 8.7 | -4.4% |
| 46th | Estonia | 8.8 | -7.4% |
| 47th | Chile | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| 48th | Belarus | 9.9 | -7.5% |
| 49th | Qatar | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 10.5 | -5.4% |
| 51st | Kuwait | 10.6 | -2.8% |
| 52nd | Serbia | 10.9 | -5.2% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 11.2 | -4.3% |
| 54th | Latvia | 11.6 | -7.2% |
| 55th | Seychelles | 11.8 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.2 | -1.6% |
| 57th | Montenegro | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 58th | Barbados | 13.0 | 0.8% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 13.0 | -3.7% |
| 60th | Grenada | 13.3 | -2.2% |
| 61st | Oman | 13.3 | -7.0% |
| 62nd | Bahamas, The | 13.7 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Tonga | 13.8 | -2.1% |
| 64th | North Macedonia | 14.2 | -7.8% |
| 65th | Bulgaria | 14.3 | -4.0% |
| 66th | British Virgin Islands | 14.5 | -1.4% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 14.7 | -3.9% |
| 68th | Russian Federation | 15.6 | -3.7% |
| 69th | St. Lucia | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 70th | Samoa | 16.4 | -3.0% |
| 71st | Dominica | 16.6 | 1.8% |
| 72nd | Fiji | 16.6 | -0.6% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | 16.6 | -6.7% |
| 74th | Argentina | 16.7 | -3.5% |
| 75th | Lebanon | 17.6 | -4.9% |
| 76th | Ukraine | 17.6 | -3.8% |
| 77th | Albania | 17.9 | -4.3% |
| 78th | Romania | 18.1 | -5.2% |
| 79th | Thailand | 18.5 | -5.1% |
| 80th | Jamaica | 18.9 | -3.1% |
| 81st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.5 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Belize | 19.6 | -3.4% |
| 83rd | Saudi Arabia | 19.9 | -6.1% |
| 84th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 20.2 | -3.3% |
| 85th | Panama | 20.3 | -2.4% |
| 86th | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.8 | -3.7% |
| 87th | Vanuatu | 21.4 | -1.8% |
| 88th | Libya | 21.5 | -2.7% |
| 89th | Colombia | 21.6 | -3.1% |
| 90th | Viet Nam | 21.7 | -4.4% |
| 91st | Palau | 22.3 | -3.5% |
| 92nd | Jordan | 22.9 | -2.6% |
| 93rd | Solomon Islands | 23.2 | -1.3% |
| 94th | Mexico | 23.7 | -4.8% |
| 95th | Tunisia | 23.9 | -5.5% |
| 96th | Ecuador | 24.1 | -5.5% |
| 97th | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.1 | -1.5% |
| 98th | West Bank and Gaza | 26.4 | -2.9% |
| 99th | El Salvador | 26.5 | -5.7% |
| 100th | Philippines | 27.3 | -1.4% |
| 101st | Suriname | 27.3 | -3.2% |
| 102nd | Armenia | 27.8 | -5.1% |
| 103rd | Moldova | 27.9 | -7.6% |
| 104th | Paraguay | 28.7 | -2.0% |
| 105th | Brazil | 29.1 | -6.1% |
| 106th | Cabo Verde | 29.4 | -9.0% |
| 107th | Georgia | 29.4 | -5.5% |
| 108th | Honduras | 29.6 | -3.9% |
| 109th | Peru | 29.9 | -7.7% |
| 110th | China | 30.0 | -6.0% |
| 111th | Nicaragua | 30.8 | -5.5% |
| 112th | Türkiye | 30.8 | -7.2% |
| 113th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31.5 | -4.8% |
| 114th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 33.4 | -2.6% |
| 115th | Maldives | 33.5 | -10.2% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 33.6 | -2.6% |
| 117th | Marshall Islands | 33.7 | 0.9% |
| 118th | Algeria | 34.7 | -2.8% |
| 119th | Tuvalu | 35.8 | -3.0% |
| 120th | Kazakhstan | 36.0 | -6.0% |
| 121st | Nauru | 37.5 | -4.1% |
| 122nd | Iraq | 38.4 | -1.5% |
| 123rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 39.6 | -5.3% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 40.8 | -3.5% |
| 125th | Guyana | 41.3 | -2.4% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 41.3 | -4.4% |
| 127th | Botswana | 42.5 | 0.2% |
| 128th | Kosovo | 43.4 | -8.2% |
| 129th | Kyrgyz Republic | 44.0 | -5.2% |
| 130th | Morocco | 45.2 | -3.6% |
| 131st | Namibia | 45.9 | -3.4% |
| 132nd | South Africa | 46.9 | 1.1% |
| 133rd | Mongolia | 47.4 | -6.7% |
| 134th | Kiribati | 49.1 | -3.0% |
| 135th | São Tomé and Principe | 50.7 | -6.1% |
| 136th | Eritrea | 50.8 | -15.6% |
| 137th | Gabon | 50.8 | -2.1% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 55.1 | -3.3% |
| 139th | Papua New Guinea | 56.0 | -1.4% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 58.3 | -4.9% |
| 141st | Zimbabwe | 59.3 | 1.5% |
| 142nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 59.4 | -1.7% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.6 | -4.9% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 59.8 | -5.5% |
| 145th | Azerbaijan | 59.9 | -6.4% |
| 146th | Bhutan | 60.1 | -5.2% |
| 147th | Ghana | 61.8 | -3.0% |
| 148th | Nepal | 61.8 | -5.1% |
| 149th | Tajikistan | 62.2 | -7.2% |
| 150th | Kenya | 63.8 | -3.3% |
| 151st | Comoros | 64.8 | -3.4% |
| 152nd | Madagascar | 65.5 | -4.1% |
| 153rd | India | 66.3 | -2.8% |
| 154th | Mauritania | 67.6 | -3.0% |
| 155th | Haiti | 70.7 | -3.3% |
| 156th | Sudan | 70.8 | -2.6% |
| 157th | Togo | 70.8 | -2.7% |
| 158th | Eswatini | 73.0 | 2.1% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | 73.2 | -3.2% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 73.3 | -0.8% |
| 161st | Senegal | 73.8 | -2.8% |
| 162nd | Myanmar | 73.9 | -2.1% |
| 163rd | Yemen, Republic of | 75.9 | -4.2% |
| 164th | Lesotho | 78.0 | 0.8% |
| 165th | Benin | 79.7 | -2.1% |
| 166th | Djibouti | 80.9 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 82.8 | -1.9% |
| 168th | Timor-Leste | 83.9 | -35.6% |
| 169th | Tanzania | 85.3 | -5.1% |
| 170th | Cambodia | 86.7 | -5.8% |
| 171st | Lao PDR | 86.8 | -3.0% |
| 172nd | Burundi | 88.6 | -2.6% |
| 173rd | Pakistan | 89.1 | -2.5% |
| 174th | Zambia | 89.4 | -3.4% |
| 175th | Uganda | 89.8 | -3.4% |
| 176th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 91.2 | -2.3% |
| 177th | Côte d'Ivoire | 91.4 | -1.9% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 92.4 | -1.9% |
| 179th | Guinea | 97.0 | -3.8% |
| 180th | Nigeria | 97.1 | -2.4% |
| 181st | Central African Republic | 99.8 | -1.4% |
| 182nd | Malawi | 100.2 | -5.0% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 100.3 | -2.5% |
| 184th | Chad | 102.0 | -1.6% |
| 185th | Mali | 102.8 | -2.9% |
| 186th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 187th | Mozambique | 106.1 | -5.6% |
| 188th | Equatorial Guinea | 106.5 | -2.5% |
| 189th | Niger | 107.7 | -3.2% |
| 190th | Rwanda | 107.9 | -7.9% |
| 191st | Afghanistan | 110.1 | -2.6% |
| 192nd | Angola | 115.0 | -2.2% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 118.5 | -3.6% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 123.4 | -1.8% |
| 195th | Liberia | 123.9 | -6.1% |
FAQ
What was Latvia's infant mortality rate in 2000?▾
Latvia's infant mortality rate in 2000 was 11.6. This ranked 54th globally.
How did Latvia's infant mortality rate change in 2000?▾
Latvia's infant mortality rate decreased by 7.2% in 2000 compared to 1999.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2000?▾
Liberia had the highest infant mortality rate in 2000 at 123.9.
What is the infant mortality rate of Latvia in 2000?▾
The infant mortality rate of Latvia in 2000 was 11.6. This ranked 54th globally.
How does 2000 compare to 1999 for Latvia's infant mortality rate?▾
Latvia's infant mortality rate went from 12.5 in 1999 to 11.6 in 2000, a 7.2% decrease.
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