Laos vs Philippines: Number of child deaths per woman
Laos
0.0687 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Philippines
0.0712 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Laos rank
61st
Philippines rank
59th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Laos
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman in Laos, a difference of 0.0025 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 61st and Philippines ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8466 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4279 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8951 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.12 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3385 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7822 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.6889 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1843 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5046 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.3077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1182 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1896 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.1318 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0849 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0469 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0778 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0749 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0029 under-five deaths per woman | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Laos or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.0712 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0687 under-five deaths per woman in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Laos and Philippines?
- 0.0025 under-five deaths per woman, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Philippines?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Philippines rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Laos ranks 61st and Philippines ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).