Argentina vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of children who die before age 5

Argentina
5,245 deaths
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
6,366 deaths
in 2023
Argentina rank
71st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
68th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6,366 deaths against 5,245 deaths in Argentina, a difference of 1,121 deaths.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 37,157 deaths 25,025 deaths 12,132 deaths Argentina
1960s 34,847 deaths 26,621 deaths 8,226 deaths Argentina
1970s 32,998 deaths 28,996 deaths 4,001 deaths Argentina
1980s 24,243 deaths 28,096 deaths 3,853 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 18,939 deaths 24,500 deaths 5,561 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 13,190 deaths 15,381 deaths 2,191 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 9,734 deaths 9,332 deaths 401.4 deaths Argentina
2020s 5,735 deaths 6,796 deaths 1,061 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Argentina or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6,366 deaths against 5,245 deaths in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1,121 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
Argentina ranks 71st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.