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

Dominican Republic
30.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
59th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 30.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 91.8 per 1,000 live births 209.8 per 1,000 live births 118 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 73.74 per 1,000 live births 177.4 per 1,000 live births 103.66 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 49.24 per 1,000 live births 125.96 per 1,000 live births 76.72 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 36.62 per 1,000 live births 80.35 per 1,000 live births 43.73 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 34.8 per 1,000 live births 46.34 per 1,000 live births 11.54 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 30.6 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 Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Dominican Republic ranks 57th 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

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

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.