Australia vs Latvia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Australia
0.3%
in 2023
Latvia
0.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
202nd
Latvia rank
205th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Australia ranks 202nd and Latvia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Australia or Latvia?
- Australia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Australia ranks 202nd and Latvia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.