Ethiopia vs Laos: Probability of dying that year, among females
Ethiopia
2.9%
in 2023
Laos
2.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
38th
Laos rank
40th
Probability of dying that year, among females over time
- Ethiopia
- Laos
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Laos ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 18.2% | 0.5% | Laos |
| 1960s | 14.1% | 16.0% | 1.8% | Laos |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.9% | 0.2% | Laos |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 2.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 1.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among females, Ethiopia or Laos?
- Ethiopia, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among females between Ethiopia and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Laos rank globally for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th and Laos ranks 40th 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 females. 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.