Dominican Republic vs Laos: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Dominican Republic
30.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Laos
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Laos rank
59th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Laos
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 30.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Laos ranks 59th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.8 per 1,000 live births | 209.8 per 1,000 live births | 118 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 1980s | 73.74 per 1,000 live births | 177.4 per 1,000 live births | 103.66 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 1990s | 49.24 per 1,000 live births | 125.96 per 1,000 live births | 76.72 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2000s | 36.62 per 1,000 live births | 80.35 per 1,000 live births | 43.73 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 46.34 per 1,000 live births | 11.54 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 32.24 per 1,000 live births | 31.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.3 per 1,000 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Dominican Republic or Laos?
- Dominican Republic, at 30.6 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 Dominican Republic and Laos?
- 1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Laos?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Laos rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th 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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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.