Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, under-5
Bangladesh
30.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
59th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Bangladesh
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 214.8 per 1,000 live births | 209.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 180.93 per 1,000 live births | 177.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.53 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 118.68 per 1,000 live births | 125.96 per 1,000 live births | 7.28 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 66.24 per 1,000 live births | 80.35 per 1,000 live births | 14.11 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 39.85 per 1,000 live births | 46.34 per 1,000 live births | 6.49 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 30.82 per 1,000 live births | 31.94 per 1,000 live births | 1.12 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, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Bangladesh, at 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Bangladesh 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?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.