Ghana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, infant
Ghana
27.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
27.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
52nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
53rd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Ghana
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 27.5 per 1,000 live births against 27.2 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Ghana ranks 52nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.75 per 1,000 live births | 134.25 per 1,000 live births | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 84.38 per 1,000 live births | 123.22 per 1,000 live births | 38.84 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 68.08 per 1,000 live births | 98.08 per 1,000 live births | 30 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | 67.95 per 1,000 live births | 13.65 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 41.44 per 1,000 live births | 2.54 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | 29.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.08 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Ghana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Ghana, at 27.5 per 1,000 live births against 27.2 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Ghana ranks 52nd 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.