Bangladesh vs Laos: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
3.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
Laos rank
59th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- Laos
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Laos ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births | 17.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.354 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.87 deaths per 100 live births | 12.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7286 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 8.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.99 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6486 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1108 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Bangladesh or Laos?
- Bangladesh, at 3.05 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 vs. share in extreme poverty between Bangladesh and Laos?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Laos ranks 59th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .