Laos vs Turkmenistan: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Laos
28.38 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
27.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos rank
40th
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Laos
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Laos currently reports 28.38 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.82 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 40th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 124.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 178.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 153.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 121.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 65.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 88.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 60.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 39.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 30.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
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, Laos or Turkmenistan?
- Laos, at 28.38 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Laos and Turkmenistan?
- 0.82 deaths per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Laos ranks 40th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd 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 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.