Gabon vs Laos: Infant mortality rate by sex
Gabon
2.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
Laos rank
54th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Gabon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.35 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 56th 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 | Gabon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | 5.47 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6231 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.143 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, Gabon or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.35 deaths per 100 live births against 2.27 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Gabon and Laos?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Gabon ranks 56th 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 .