Laos vs Myanmar: Probability of dying that year, among males
Laos
3.6%
in 2023
Myanmar
3.5%
in 2023
Laos rank
37th
Myanmar rank
39th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.2% | 19.3% | 1.9% | Laos |
| 1960s | 18.7% | 15.0% | 3.7% | Laos |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 12.0% | 4.3% | Laos |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 10.1% | 3.1% | Laos |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.4% | 1.6% | Laos |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Laos or Myanmar?
- Laos, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Laos and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Laos ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.