Fiji vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mortality rate, under-5
Fiji
29.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
60th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
59th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Fiji
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 196 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.75 per 1,000 live births | 209.8 per 1,000 live births | 162.05 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 36.46 per 1,000 live births | 177.4 per 1,000 live births | 140.94 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 25.17 per 1,000 live births | 125.96 per 1,000 live births | 100.79 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 23.01 per 1,000 live births | 80.35 per 1,000 live births | 57.34 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 22.12 per 1,000 live births | 46.34 per 1,000 live births | 24.22 per 1,000 live births | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 28.54 per 1,000 live births | 31.94 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 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, Fiji or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Fiji ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 196 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.