Congo vs Laos: Infant mortality rate by sex
Congo
2.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
53rd
Laos rank
54th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.4 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.
Congo ranks 53rd and Laos ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.89 deaths per 100 live births | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | 6.44 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6837 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3752 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0016 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Congo or Laos?
- Congo, at 2.4 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Congo and Laos?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Laos rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Congo ranks 53rd and Laos ranks 54th 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 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 .