Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Mauritania: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Lao People's Democratic Republic
28.38 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
28.04 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
40th
Mauritania rank
41st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 28.38 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.04 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 182.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 178.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 153.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 123.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 121.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 97.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 88.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 60.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 39.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 30.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Mauritania?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 28.38 deaths per 1,000 people against 28.04 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
- 0.34 deaths per 1,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 41st 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.