Gabon vs Laos: Child mortality by sex
Gabon
3.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
3.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
Laos rank
58th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Gabon
- Laos
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.62 deaths per 100 live births against 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and Laos ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.51 deaths per 100 live births | 21.9 deaths per 100 live births | 9.39 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 18.65 deaths per 100 live births | 8.22 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 8.63 deaths per 100 live births | 13.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1702 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2714 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Gabon or Laos?
- Gabon, at 3.62 deaths per 100 live births against 3.29 deaths per 100 live births in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Gabon and Laos?
- 0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Gabon ranks 56th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .