Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Tajikistan: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
56th
Tajikistan rank
58th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 3.02 deaths per 100 live births against 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th and Tajikistan ranks 58th 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.68 deaths per 100 live births | 10.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.25 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.405 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Tajikistan?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 3.02 deaths per 100 live births against 2.77 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tajikistan?
- 0.25 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?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Tajikistan rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th and Tajikistan ranks 58th 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.