Ghana vs Laos: Infant mortality by sex
Ghana
3.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
3.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Laos rank
52nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Ghana
- Laos
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 3.07 deaths per 100 live births against 3.06 deaths per 100 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Laos ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | 14.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.59 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 13.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 7.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 7.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 4.32 deaths per 100 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.326 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0224 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Ghana or Laos?
- Ghana, at 3.07 deaths per 100 live births against 3.06 deaths per 100 live births in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Ghana and Laos?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Laos ranks 52nd 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .