What is the difference in number of child deaths between Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

77 deaths, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of child deaths

Argentina

4,839 deaths

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

4,762 deaths

in 2024

Argentina rank

71st

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

72nd

Number of child deaths over time

Argentina
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 4,839 deaths against 4,762 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 77 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Argentina ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 72nd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20,983 deaths	26,865 deaths	5,883 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	17,870 deaths	23,134 deaths	5,264 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	12,240 deaths	13,881 deaths	1,641 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	9,004 deaths	7,827 deaths	1,178 deaths	Argentina
2020s	5,338 deaths	5,240 deaths	98.4 deaths	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Argentina or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Argentina, at 4,839 deaths against 4,762 deaths in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 77 deaths, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of child deaths?: Argentina ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 72nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .