Gabon vs Laos: Infant mortality rate

Gabon
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Laos
2.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
55th
Laos rank
53rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Gabon
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 55th 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 Gabon Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 7.52 deaths per 100 live births 13.42 deaths per 100 live births 5.9 deaths per 100 live births Laos
1980s 6.53 deaths per 100 live births 12.32 deaths per 100 live births 5.79 deaths per 100 live births Laos
1990s 5.57 deaths per 100 live births 9.81 deaths per 100 live births 4.24 deaths per 100 live births Laos
2000s 4.51 deaths per 100 live births 6.8 deaths per 100 live births 2.29 deaths per 100 live births Laos
2010s 3.42 deaths per 100 live births 4.14 deaths per 100 live births 0.7213 deaths per 100 live births Laos
2020s 2.75 deaths per 100 live births 2.94 deaths per 100 live births 0.1881 deaths per 100 live births Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Gabon or Laos?
Laos, at 2.72 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Gabon and Laos?
0.13 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?
Gabon ranks 55th 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

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .