Botswana vs Laos: Stillbirth rate
Botswana
1.39 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Laos
1.43 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Botswana rank
51st
Laos rank
49th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.43 deaths per 100 births against 1.39 deaths per 100 births in Botswana, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 births.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 51st and Laos ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 deaths per 100 births | 2.51 deaths per 100 births | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.5 deaths per 100 births | 1.74 deaths per 100 births | 0.2362 deaths per 100 births | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.41 deaths per 100 births | 1.46 deaths per 100 births | 0.052 deaths per 100 births | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Botswana or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.43 deaths per 100 births against 1.39 deaths per 100 births in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 births, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Botswana ranks 51st and Laos ranks 49th 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.