Ghana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Ghana
2.7%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.8%
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
40th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Ghana
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.6% | 18.2% | 5.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 11.2% | 16.0% | 4.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 13.9% | 3.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 11.2% | 2.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 8.3% | 1.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.8% | 0.7% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Ghana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. 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.