Cambodia vs Laos: Death rate from malaria
Cambodia
0.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Laos
0.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cambodia rank
58th
Laos rank
57th
Death rate from malaria over time
- Cambodia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Cambodia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 58th and Laos ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 100,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malaria, Cambodia or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Cambodia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Cambodia and Laos?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Laos?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cambodia and Laos rank globally for death rate from malaria?
- Cambodia ranks 58th and Laos ranks 57th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.