Fiji vs Laos: Child mortality vs. health spending
Fiji
2.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
60th
Laos rank
59th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Fiji
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.94 deaths per 100 live births against 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 20.98 deaths per 100 live births | 16.21 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 14.09 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 12.6 deaths per 100 live births | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.04 deaths per 100 live births | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Fiji or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.94 deaths per 100 live births against 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Fiji and Laos?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Laos rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 59th 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 vs. health spending. 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 .