Laos vs Mauritania: Annual death rates at different ages
Laos
32.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
31.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Laos rank
41st
Mauritania rank
42nd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Laos
- Mauritania
How they compare
Laos currently reports 32.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.98 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 226.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 198.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1960s | 196.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 161.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1970s | 168.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1980s | 133.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 107.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 1990s | 98.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 85.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2000s | 67.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 44.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
| 2020s | 34.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Laos or Mauritania?
- Laos, at 32.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 31.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Laos and Mauritania?
- 0.98 deaths per 1,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Laos ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 42nd 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 at different ages. 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.