What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Fiji and Laos?

0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Laos?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Laos: Child mortality by sex

Fiji

3.17 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Laos

3.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Fiji rank

60th

Laos rank

58th

Child mortality by sex over time

Fiji
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.29 deaths per 100 live births against 3.17 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 58th of 199 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.08 deaths per 100 live births	21.9 deaths per 100 live births	16.82 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
1980s	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	18.65 deaths per 100 live births	14.76 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
1990s	2.68 deaths per 100 live births	13.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.83 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
2000s	2.46 deaths per 100 live births	8.81 deaths per 100 live births	6.36 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
2010s	2.4 deaths per 100 live births	5.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.76 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
2020s	3.11 deaths per 100 live births	3.58 deaths per 100 live births	0.4726 deaths per 100 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Fiji or Laos?: Laos, at 3.29 deaths per 100 live births against 3.17 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Fiji and Laos?: 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Laos?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Laos rank globally for child mortality by sex?: Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .