Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Myanmar: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.8%
in 2023
Myanmar
2.8%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
40th
Myanmar rank
39th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.2% | 16.8% | 1.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 16.0% | 13.1% | 2.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.4% | 3.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 2.6% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 1.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 39th 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.