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

Gabon
25.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
55th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
53rd

Mortality rate, infant over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 25.9 per 1,000 live births in Gabon, a difference of 1.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 55th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd 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 Gabon Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 75.2 per 1,000 live births 134.25 per 1,000 live births 59.05 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 65.29 per 1,000 live births 123.22 per 1,000 live births 57.93 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 55.66 per 1,000 live births 98.08 per 1,000 live births 42.42 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 45.07 per 1,000 live births 67.95 per 1,000 live births 22.88 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 34.22 per 1,000 live births 41.44 per 1,000 live births 7.22 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 27.52 per 1,000 live births 29.42 per 1,000 live births 1.9 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, Gabon or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 27.2 per 1,000 live births against 25.9 per 1,000 live births in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Gabon ranks 55th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.