Bangladesh vs Laos: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Bangladesh
30.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Laos
29.35 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
60th
Laos rank
61st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Bangladesh
- Laos
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.35 per 1,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 1.15 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 60th and Laos ranks 61st of 213 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.24 per 1,000 live births | 80.35 per 1,000 live births | 14.11 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 39.85 per 1,000 live births | 46.34 per 1,000 live births | 6.49 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 30.82 per 1,000 live births | 31.93 per 1,000 live births | 1.11 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Bangladesh or Laos?
- Bangladesh, at 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.35 per 1,000 live births in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Bangladesh and Laos?
- 1.15 per 1,000 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 60th and Laos ranks 61st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.