Eritrea vs Laos: Infant mortality rate
Eritrea
2.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eritrea rank
56th
Laos rank
53rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Eritrea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.47 deaths per 100 live births in Eritrea, a difference of 0.25 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.
Eritrea ranks 56th and Laos ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.47 deaths per 100 live births | 13.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 10.62 deaths per 100 live births | 12.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | 9.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 4.42 deaths per 100 live births | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8487 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3183 deaths per 100 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Eritrea or Laos?
- Laos, at 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.47 deaths per 100 live births in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Eritrea and Laos?
- 0.25 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Eritrea ranks 56th and Laos ranks 53rd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .