What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Laos and Marshall Islands?

0.19 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Marshall Islands?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Marshall Islands: Youth mortality rate

Laos

3.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Marshall Islands

3.21 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Laos rank

58th

Marshall Islands rank

61st

Youth mortality rate over time

Laos
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.4 deaths per 100 live births against 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 58th and Marshall Islands ranks 61st of 199 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.48 deaths per 100 live births	5.14 deaths per 100 live births	10.34 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
2000s	9.71 deaths per 100 live births	4.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.81 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
2010s	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	Laos
2020s	3.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.41 deaths per 100 live births	0.2934 deaths per 100 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Laos or Marshall Islands?: Laos, at 3.4 deaths per 100 live births against 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Laos and Marshall Islands?: 0.19 deaths per 100 live births, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Marshall Islands?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Laos and Marshall Islands rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Laos ranks 58th and Marshall Islands ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.