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

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji 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.

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

Fiji

29.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Laos

29.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Fiji rank

60th

Laos rank

59th

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

Fiji
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 29.1 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 60th and Laos ranks 59th of 197 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	47.75 per 1,000 live births	209.8 per 1,000 live births	162.05 per 1,000 live births	Laos
1980s	36.46 per 1,000 live births	177.4 per 1,000 live births	140.94 per 1,000 live births	Laos
1990s	25.17 per 1,000 live births	125.96 per 1,000 live births	100.79 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2000s	23.01 per 1,000 live births	80.35 per 1,000 live births	57.34 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2010s	22.12 per 1,000 live births	46.34 per 1,000 live births	24.22 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2020s	28.54 per 1,000 live births	31.94 per 1,000 live births	3.4 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, Fiji or Laos?: Laos, at 29.4 per 1,000 live births against 29.1 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Fiji and Laos?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Laos?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Fiji and Laos rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Fiji ranks 60th 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.