What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Laos and Philippines?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Philippines?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Philippines: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Laos

13.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Philippines

13.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Laos rank

66th

Philippines rank

65th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Laos
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Laos, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1980s	51.62 per 1,000 live births	21.77 per 1,000 live births	29.85 per 1,000 live births	Laos
1990s	41.77 per 1,000 live births	17.49 per 1,000 live births	24.28 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2000s	30.36 per 1,000 live births	15.28 per 1,000 live births	15.08 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2010s	19.64 per 1,000 live births	13.66 per 1,000 live births	5.98 per 1,000 live births	Laos
2020s	14.28 per 1,000 live births	14.08 per 1,000 live births	0.2 per 1,000 live births	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Laos or Philippines?: Philippines, at 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Laos and Philippines?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Philippines?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Laos and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Laos ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.