Greece vs Latvia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Greece
0.3%
in 2023
Latvia
0.3%
in 2023
Greece rank
204th
Latvia rank
205th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Greece
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Greece ranks 204th and Latvia ranks 205th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 4.2% 3.7% 0.5% Greece
1960s 3.2% 1.8% 1.4% Greece
1970s 2.1% 1.5% 0.6% Greece
1980s 1.2% 1.1% 0.1% Greece
1990s 0.7% 1.3% 0.7% Latvia
2000s 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% Latvia
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Latvia
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Greece or Latvia?
Greece, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Greece and Latvia?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Greece ranks 204th and Latvia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.