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

Congo
29.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
30.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
52nd

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 30.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.7 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 54th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd 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 71.35 per 1,000 live births 144.5 per 1,000 live births 73.15 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 64.87 per 1,000 live births 133.24 per 1,000 live births 68.37 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 71.51 per 1,000 live births 107.5 per 1,000 live births 35.99 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 63.13 per 1,000 live births 75.51 per 1,000 live births 12.38 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 39.72 per 1,000 live births 46.49 per 1,000 live births 6.77 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 31.48 per 1,000 live births 33.12 per 1,000 live births 1.64 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, male, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 30.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.7 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic 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, male?
Congo ranks 54th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd 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, male (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, male (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, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.