Belarus vs Latvia: Number of child deaths per woman

Belarus
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Latvia
0.0041 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Belarus rank
189th
Latvia rank
190th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Belarus
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Latvia, a difference of 0 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 189th and Latvia ranks 190th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.144 under-five deaths per woman 0.0708 under-five deaths per woman 0.0733 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1960s 0.0777 under-five deaths per woman 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman 0.028 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1970s 0.0485 under-five deaths per woman 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman Belarus
1980s 0.0372 under-five deaths per woman 0.0374 under-five deaths per woman 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
1990s 0.0232 under-five deaths per woman 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
2000s 0.012 under-five deaths per woman 0.0149 under-five deaths per woman 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
2010s 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman Latvia
2020s 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman 0.0006 under-five deaths per woman Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Belarus or Latvia?
Belarus, at 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Belarus and Latvia?
0 under-five deaths per woman, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Belarus ranks 189th and Latvia ranks 190th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).