Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6,203 deaths
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
6,366 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
68th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6,366 deaths against 6,203 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 163 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82,453 deaths | 25,025 deaths | 57,428 deaths | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 43,432 deaths | 26,621 deaths | 16,810 deaths | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 25,299 deaths | 28,996 deaths | 3,698 deaths | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 15,230 deaths | 28,096 deaths | 12,865 deaths | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 33,144 deaths | 24,500 deaths | 8,644 deaths | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 20,403 deaths | 15,381 deaths | 5,022 deaths | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 7,686 deaths | 9,332 deaths | 1,646 deaths | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 6,142 deaths | 6,796 deaths | 654 deaths | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6,366 deaths against 6,203 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 163 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.