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

3.2 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon 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.

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

Gabon

32.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Laos

29.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Gabon rank

56th

Laos rank

59th

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

Gabon
Laos

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 32.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 3.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Laos ahead.

Gabon ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	117.4 per 1,000 live births	209.8 per 1,000 live births	92.4 per 1,000 live births	Laos
1980s	97.11 per 1,000 live births	177.4 per 1,000 live births	80.29 per 1,000 live births	Laos
1990s	79.58 per 1,000 live births	125.96 per 1,000 live births	46.38 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2000s	64.6 per 1,000 live births	80.35 per 1,000 live births	15.75 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2010s	45.41 per 1,000 live births	46.34 per 1,000 live births	0.93 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2020s	34.74 per 1,000 live births	31.94 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Gabon or Laos?: Gabon, at 32.6 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 Gabon and Laos?: 3.2 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Gabon ranks 56th 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.