Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Myanmar: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0687 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Myanmar
0.0757 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st
Myanmar rank
58th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.0757 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.007 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st and Myanmar ranks 58th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0614 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7142 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6087 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5502 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5704 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 0.6889 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3274 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3615 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.3077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2108 under-five deaths per woman | 0.097 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 0.1318 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1178 under-five deaths per woman | 0.014 under-five deaths per woman | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.0778 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0833 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.0757 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
- 0.007 under-five deaths per woman, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st and Myanmar ranks 58th 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).