Latvia vs Switzerland: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Latvia
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3%
in 2023
Latvia rank
205th
Switzerland rank
203rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Latvia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 205th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Latvia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Latvia and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Switzerland rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Latvia ranks 205th and Switzerland ranks 203rd 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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.