Dominican Republic vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Dominican Republic
3.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
59th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Dominican Republic
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.06 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.82 deaths per 100 live births | 25.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10.33 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | 20.98 deaths per 100 live births | 11.8 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10.37 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | 12.6 deaths per 100 live births | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 8.04 deaths per 100 live births | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.03 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Dominican Republic or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.06 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.