Congo vs Laos: Death rate, crude

Congo
6.24 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Laos
6.19 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Congo rank
148th
Laos rank
151st

Death rate, crude over time

  • Congo
  • Laos
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 6.24 per 1,000 people against 6.19 per 1,000 people in Laos, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.

Congo ranks 148th and Laos ranks 151st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 15.81 per 1,000 people 21.52 per 1,000 people 5.71 per 1,000 people Laos
1970s 12.68 per 1,000 people 19.22 per 1,000 people 6.54 per 1,000 people Laos
1980s 10.74 per 1,000 people 15.33 per 1,000 people 4.58 per 1,000 people Laos
1990s 11.84 per 1,000 people 11.83 per 1,000 people 0.0082 per 1,000 people Congo
2000s 9.86 per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people 0.9656 per 1,000 people Congo
2010s 7.4 per 1,000 people 7.3 per 1,000 people 0.1024 per 1,000 people Congo
2020s 6.56 per 1,000 people 6.36 per 1,000 people 0.195 per 1,000 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Congo or Laos?
Congo, at 6.24 per 1,000 people against 6.19 per 1,000 people in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Congo and Laos?
0.05 per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Congo and Laos rank globally for death rate, crude?
Congo ranks 148th and Laos ranks 151st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.