Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 32.9 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.

What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Bangladesh

32.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

32.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

59th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

58th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

Bangladesh
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 32.9 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

Bangladesh ranks 59th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th 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	Bangladesh	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	215.3 per 1,000 live births	219.05 per 1,000 live births	3.75 per 1,000 live births	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s	182.27 per 1,000 live births	186.5 per 1,000 live births	4.23 per 1,000 live births	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	121.84 per 1,000 live births	135.12 per 1,000 live births	13.28 per 1,000 live births	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	69.79 per 1,000 live births	88.15 per 1,000 live births	18.36 per 1,000 live births	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	42.39 per 1,000 live births	51.71 per 1,000 live births	9.32 per 1,000 live births	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	32.88 per 1,000 live births	35.82 per 1,000 live births	2.94 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, under-5, male, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 32.9 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: Bangladesh ranks 59th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th 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, under-5, 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, 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: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.