Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of infants who die before age 1

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4,979 deaths
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
5,175 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
67th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195019862023

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 5,175 deaths against 4,979 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 196 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 46,456 deaths 16,968 deaths 29,488 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 32,006 deaths 17,984 deaths 14,022 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 18,923 deaths 19,605 deaths 682.1 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 12,040 deaths 19,382 deaths 7,343 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 21,351 deaths 17,236 deaths 4,115 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 13,391 deaths 11,211 deaths 2,180 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6,156 deaths 7,324 deaths 1,168 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 4,944 deaths 5,492 deaths 547 deaths Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 5,175 deaths against 4,979 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
196 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.