Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Marshall Islands: Child mortality rate by sex
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st
Marshall Islands rank
63rd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.56 deaths per 100 live births against 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.01 deaths per 100 live births | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | 13.96 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 16.77 deaths per 100 live births | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 11.52 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 11.64 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 7.69 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 7.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9006 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2471 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Marshall Islands?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.56 deaths per 100 live births against 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Marshall Islands?
- 0.18 deaths per 100 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Marshall Islands?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Marshall Islands rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st and Marshall Islands ranks 63rd 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 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 .