Gabon vs Laos: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Gabon
3.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
Laos rank
59th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Gabon
  • Laos
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 3.26 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.32 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.

Gabon ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 11.74 deaths per 100 live births 20.98 deaths per 100 live births 9.24 deaths per 100 live births Laos
1980s 9.71 deaths per 100 live births 17.74 deaths per 100 live births 8.03 deaths per 100 live births Laos
1990s 7.96 deaths per 100 live births 12.6 deaths per 100 live births 4.64 deaths per 100 live births Laos
2000s 6.46 deaths per 100 live births 8.04 deaths per 100 live births 1.58 deaths per 100 live births Laos
2010s 4.54 deaths per 100 live births 4.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.0928 deaths per 100 live births Laos
2020s 3.47 deaths per 100 live births 3.19 deaths per 100 live births 0.2805 deaths per 100 live births Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Gabon or Laos?
Gabon, at 3.26 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Gabon and Laos?
0.32 deaths per 100 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Gabon ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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