Dominican Republic vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Dominican Republic
0.0677 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0687 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
63rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Dominican Republic
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0677 under-five deaths per woman in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.001 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 63rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 200 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4629 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 0.4187 under-five deaths per woman | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9043 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 0.2826 under-five deaths per woman | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8381 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 0.1551 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6889 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5338 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.0975 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2102 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 0.0849 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1318 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0469 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.0728 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0778 under-five deaths per woman | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Dominican Republic or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0677 under-five deaths per woman in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.001 under-five deaths per woman, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).