Bangladesh vs Laos: Child mortality
Bangladesh
3.05
in 2024
Laos
2.94
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
Laos rank
59th
Child mortality over time
- Bangladesh
- Laos
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.05 against 2.94 in Laos, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Laos ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.36 | 25.15 | 1.21 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 21.48 | 20.98 | 0.5 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 18.09 | 17.74 | 0.353 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.87 | 12.6 | 0.728 | Laos |
| 2000s | 6.62 | 8.04 | 1.41 | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.99 | 4.63 | 0.649 | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.08 | 3.19 | 0.112 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Bangladesh or Laos?
- Bangladesh, at 3.05 against 2.94 in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Bangladesh and Laos?
- 0.11, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for child mortality?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Laos ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.