Maternal mortality ratio in Latvia
The maternal mortality ratio in Latvia was 19 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Latvia, 2023
19
Change from 2022
−10per 100,000 live births
European Union, 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
5 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
124th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Latvia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 per 100,000 live births | 5 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 29 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 42 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 21 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 23 per 100,000 live births | 6 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 24 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 20 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 22 per 100,000 live births | 7 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 24 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 25 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 27 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 28 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 27 per 100,000 live births | 8 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 28 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 30 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 29 per 100,000 live births | 9 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 32 per 100,000 live births | 10 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 34 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 40 per 100,000 live births | 11 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −10 from 29 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 24 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −5.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Latvia has the 124th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 5 per 100,000 live births.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
Under-five mortality rate
2.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
76.4 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
1.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
497 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
340 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
48.1%
2025 · Eurostat