India vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Child mortality rate by sex
India
2.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
59th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- India
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
India currently reports 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.56 deaths per 100 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
India ranks 59th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4 deaths per 100 live births | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 15.49 deaths per 100 live births | 16.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 11.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0308 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8158 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6593 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2074 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, India or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- India, at 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.56 deaths per 100 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between India and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do India and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- India ranks 59th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .