Congo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, infant, female

Congo
24 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
23.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
53rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
54th

Mortality rate, infant, female over time

  • Congo
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 24 per 1,000 live births against 23.5 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Congo ranks 53rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 197 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 58.95 per 1,000 live births 123.3 per 1,000 live births 64.35 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 53.28 per 1,000 live births 112.55 per 1,000 live births 59.27 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 59.94 per 1,000 live births 88.2 per 1,000 live births 28.26 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 53.13 per 1,000 live births 59.98 per 1,000 live births 6.85 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 32.36 per 1,000 live births 36.1 per 1,000 live births 3.74 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 25.48 per 1,000 live births 25.5 per 1,000 live births 0.02 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Congo, at 24 per 1,000 live births against 23.5 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
Congo ranks 53rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.