Fiji vs Laos: Child mortality rate
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 rate 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 48 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.92 deaths per 100 live births | 25.15 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1970s | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | 20.98 deaths per 100 live births | 16.2 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 | 0.34 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Laos rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.