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

Gabon
32.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
29.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
59th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

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

Gabon currently reports 32.6 per 1,000 live births against 29.4 per 1,000 live births in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 3.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Gabon ranks 56th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 59th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 117.4 per 1,000 live births 209.8 per 1,000 live births 92.4 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 97.11 per 1,000 live births 177.4 per 1,000 live births 80.29 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 79.58 per 1,000 live births 125.96 per 1,000 live births 46.38 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 64.6 per 1,000 live births 80.35 per 1,000 live births 15.75 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 45.41 per 1,000 live births 46.34 per 1,000 live births 0.93 per 1,000 live births Lao People's Democratic Republic
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Gabon, at 32.6 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 Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
3.2 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Gabon ranks 56th 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

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
243 places, 13,506 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.