Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Mauritania: Number of infant deaths

Lao People's Democratic Republic
5,715.0%
in 2023
Mauritania
5,289.0%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
64th
Mauritania rank
65th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Mauritania
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195119872023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5,715.0% against 5,289.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 426.0%.

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

Across all 45 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 199 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 18,444.0% 6,228.0% 12,216.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 19,331.6% 5,983.2% 13,348.4% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 18,670.7% 6,442.2% 12,228.5% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 12,728.5% 5,893.4% 6,835.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 8,214.2% 5,606.8% 2,607.4% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 6,081.8% 5,391.8% 690.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Mauritania?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5,715.0% against 5,289.0% in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
426.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
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The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.