Fiji vs Laos: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Fiji
29.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Laos
29.35 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji rank
63rd
Laos rank
61st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Fiji
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 29.35 per 1,000 live births against 29.12 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 63rd 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 | Fiji | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.01 per 1,000 live births | 80.35 per 1,000 live births | 57.34 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2010s | 22.12 per 1,000 live births | 46.34 per 1,000 live births | 24.22 per 1,000 live births | Laos |
| 2020s | 28.55 per 1,000 live births | 31.93 per 1,000 live births | 3.38 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, Fiji or Laos?
- Laos, at 29.35 per 1,000 live births against 29.12 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Fiji and Laos?
- 0.23 per 1,000 live births, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Laos rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Fiji ranks 63rd 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.