Laos vs Senegal: Infant mortality rate by sex
Laos
2.35 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos rank
54th
Senegal rank
51st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Laos
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2.51 deaths per 100 live births against 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 11.26 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9628 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3309 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.167 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Laos or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 2.51 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 Laos and Senegal?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Senegal rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Laos ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 51st 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 .