What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bangladesh and Laos?

1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Laos: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Bangladesh

30.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Laos

29.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

58th

Laos rank

59th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Bangladesh
Laos

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Laos, 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 Laos ranks 59th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Laos	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	Laos
2000s	66.24 per 1,000 live births	80.35 per 1,000 live births	14.11 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2010s	39.85 per 1,000 live births	46.34 per 1,000 live births	6.49 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2020s	30.82 per 1,000 live births	31.94 per 1,000 live births	1.12 per 1,000 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bangladesh or Laos?: Bangladesh, at 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bangladesh and Laos?: 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Bangladesh ranks 58th and Laos 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.