Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bangladesh
2.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
57th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
54th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.35 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.89 deaths per 100 live births | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5618 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 10.88 deaths per 100 live births | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3794 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7641 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2711 deaths per 100 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.35 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .