Ghana vs Laos: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Ghana
27.52 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Laos
27.16 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
54th
Laos rank
55th
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Ghana
- Laos
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 27.52 per 1,000 live births against 27.16 per 1,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.36 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Ghana ranks 54th and Laos ranks 55th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.32 per 1,000 live births | 67.95 per 1,000 live births | 13.63 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 41.43 per 1,000 live births | 2.53 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 29.48 per 1,000 live births | 29.41 per 1,000 live births | 0.0732 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Ghana or Laos?
- Ghana, at 27.52 per 1,000 live births against 27.16 per 1,000 live births in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Ghana and Laos?
- 0.36 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Ghana ranks 54th and Laos ranks 55th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.