Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Bangladesh
3.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
55th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
56th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.08 deaths per 100 live births against 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 55th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th of 106 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 13.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7799 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1688 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 household wealth, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 3.08 deaths per 100 live births against 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th of 106 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 household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.