Belgium vs Latvia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Belgium
0.3%
in 2023
Latvia
0.3%
in 2023
Belgium rank
206th
Latvia rank
205th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Belgium
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Belgium ranks 206th and Latvia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.6% | 3.7% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Belgium or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Belgium and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Belgium ranks 206th 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.