Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Tajikistan: Child mortality rate

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
59th
Tajikistan rank
61st

Child mortality rate over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.94 deaths per 100 live births against 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 61st 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 Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1970s 20.98 deaths per 100 live births 12.8 deaths per 100 live births 8.18 deaths per 100 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 17.74 deaths per 100 live births 11.41 deaths per 100 live births 6.33 deaths per 100 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 12.6 deaths per 100 live births 10.09 deaths per 100 live births 2.5 deaths per 100 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 8.04 deaths per 100 live births 5.51 deaths per 100 live births 2.52 deaths per 100 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 4.63 deaths per 100 live births 3.32 deaths per 100 live births 1.32 deaths per 100 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 3.19 deaths per 100 live births 2.92 deaths per 100 live births 0.2707 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Tajikistan?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.94 deaths per 100 live births against 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tajikistan?
0.13 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 Tajikistan?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tajikistan rank globally for child mortality rate?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 61st 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
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, 10,614 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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