Gabon vs Laos: Child mortality rate
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 rate over time
- Gabon
- Laos
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 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.88 deaths per 100 live births | 25.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 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 | 0.093 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.28 deaths per 100 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Gabon ranks 56th 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.